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Pin Stane

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°22′35″ N 3°39′53″ W

Map showing the location of Pin Stane Pin Stane
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
383 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Leadhills
7.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport59 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport66 km

About Pin Stane

Pin Stane is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 383 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Coom Rig and Meikle Shag.

Climate of Pin Stane

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
April (87 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pin Stane
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°13°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°0°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Pin Stane

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 59 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 129 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 138 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 155 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pin Stane

Within 100 km: 434 historic and cultural sites, 2,854 natural sites, 801 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km456 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 14 kmS
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 21 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 23 kmE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km1,443 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 54 kmS
  • Green Island Island 47 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 57 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 39 kmSE

60–100 km2,190 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 90 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 99 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.6 km NW
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.8 km N
  • Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.6 km W
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    15 km E
  • Durisdeer Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.5 km SW
  • Durisdeermill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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