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Scaut Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°35′37″ N 3°38′36″ W

Map showing the location of Scaut Hill Scaut Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
586 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Symington
3.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport43 km
GLA Glasgow Airport58 km

About Scaut Hill

Scaut Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 586 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Tinto and Lochlyoch Hill.

Climate of Scaut Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Scaut Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)15611212175767883102130151149155

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Scaut Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 43 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 43 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 58 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 49 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 146 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 163 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Scaut Hill

Within 100 km: 352 historic and cultural sites, 2,997 natural sites, 817 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km401 places

  • New Island Island 22 kmW
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 20 kmSE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 24 kmSE
  • Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km1,367 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 58 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 48 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 52 kmNE
  • Inchkeith Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km2,398 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 83 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 78 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 65 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Symington Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.1 km E
  • Thankerton Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.7 km N
  • Wiston Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.1 km S
  • Lamington Village, South Lanarkshire
    3.8 km SE
  • Covington Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.5 km N
  • Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire
    8.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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