South Cathkin Hill
Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°47′26″ N 4°11′27″ W
- Elevation
- 227 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport18 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport40 km
About South Cathkin Hill
South Cathkin Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 227 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Cathkin Braes and Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 1.
Photos of South Cathkin Hill
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Celtic Park Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK · CC BY 2.0 -
Hampden Park Dan Kearney, cropped by Blackcat · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of South Cathkin Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (164 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 164 | 114 | 124 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 100 | 137 | 158 | 155 | 155 |
How to get to South Cathkin Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 18 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 9 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 18 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 40 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 54 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 9 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 65 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 173 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 187 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from South Cathkin Hill
Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,684 natural sites, 1,068 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km161 places
- Newshot Island Island 19 kmNW
- Spiers Island Island 23 kmNE
- Speirs Island Island 24 kmNE
- Long Loch Lake 16 kmW
25–60 km1,342 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 46 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 46 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 41 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 45 kmW
60–100 km3,427 places
- Isle of Arran Island 70 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 70 kmE
- Gullane Beach Beach 89 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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East Kilbride Town, South Lanarkshire3.1 km S -
Cambuslang Town, South Lanarkshire2.8 km NE -
Nerston Village, South Lanarkshire1.7 km E
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Rogerton Village, South Lanarkshire0.7 km S
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Carmunnock Village, Glasgow City2.8 km W
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South Lanarkshire Village, South Lanarkshire1.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cathkin Braes Mountain, Glasgow City1.6 km NW
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 1 Landmark, South Lanarkshire2 km E
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 2 Landmark, South Lanarkshire2 km E
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Dechmont Hill Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast 3 Landmark, South Lanarkshire2 km E
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Queen's Park Mountain, Glasgow City6.7 km NW
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Parkhead Natural site, Scotland6.6 km N
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Queen's Park Natural site, Glasgow City6.7 km NW
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Hampden Park Landmark, Glasgow City5.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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