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Ring Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′08″ N 3°35′48″ W

Map showing the location of Ring Hill Ring Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
404 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elvanfoot
4.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport61 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport63 km

About Ring Hill

Ring Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 404 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Archibald Gair Head and Nap Hill.

Climate of Ring Hill

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 Ring Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°13°15°17°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Ring Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 64 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 63 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 64 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 136 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 152 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ring Hill

Within 100 km: 450 historic and cultural sites, 2,840 natural sites, 810 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km478 places

  • Townfoot Loch Lake 20 kmS
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 18 kmE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 14 kmE

25–60 km1,363 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Green Island Island 54 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 59 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 41 kmS

60–100 km2,259 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmNW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 66 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 69 kmW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.4 km NW
  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.3 km NW
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    10 km W
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    14 km SE
  • Abington Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.7 km NW
  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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