- Elevation
- 668 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport62 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport73 km
About Shiel Dod
Shiel Dod is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 668 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Wedder Law and Ballencleuch Law.
Climate of Shiel Dod
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 165 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (177 mm)
- Driest month
- April (82 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 177 | 127 | 136 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 92 | 110 | 134 | 170 | 165 | 175 |
How to get to Shiel Dod
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 72 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 62 kmwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 73 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 72 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 136 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 136 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 152 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shiel Dod
Within 100 km: 452 historic and cultural sites, 2,899 natural sites, 760 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km420 places
- Mid Isle Island 24 kmS
- Townfoot Loch Lake 7 kmS
- Mill Loch Lake 24 kmSE
- Gameshope Loch Lake 22 kmNE
25–60 km1,469 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 47 kmS
- Hestan Island Island 54 kmS
- Green Island Island 42 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmSE
60–100 km2,222 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 92 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 64 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 68 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Durisdeer Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.4 km W
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Thornhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km SW -
Durisdeermill Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.4 km W
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway14 km E -
Gatelawbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.1 km SW
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Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire13 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wedder Law Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.1 km SW
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Ballencleuch Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.1 km NW
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Gana Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.3 km S
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Rodger Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.5 km N
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Scaw'd Law Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.6 km W
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Glenleith Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.7 km W
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Earncraig Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.2 km SE
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Durisdeer Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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