- Population
- 5,500
- 5.5K
- Elevation
- 153 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport34 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport43 km
About Stonehouse
Stonehouse is a town. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Population: 5,500. Elevation: 153 m.
Stonehouse is a rural village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on Avon Water in an area of natural beauty and historical interest, near to the Clyde Valley. It is on the A71 trunk road between Edinburgh and Kilmarnock, near the towns of Hamilton, Larkhall and Strathaven. The population of Stonehouse is around 5,500 as of 2020.
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Photos of Stonehouse
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Climate of Stonehouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (68 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 109 | 116 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 94 | 129 | 149 | 148 | 149 |
How to get to Stonehouse
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 25 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 34 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 43 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 48 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 25 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 57 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 171 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Stonehouse
Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 3,363 natural sites, 914 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km155 places
- Spiers Island Island 23 kmN
- New Island Island 18 kmS
- Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 23 kmSW
- Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km1,493 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 59 kmW
- Ayr Beach Beach 49 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 46 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 57 kmW
60–100 km2,839 places
- Isle of Arran Island 80 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 93 kmS
- Burntisland Beach Beach 63 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 62 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Green Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire3.8 km S
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Powmillion Burn River, Scotland4.2 km SW
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Brackenridge Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire7 km S
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Fir Park Landmark, North Lanarkshire9.6 km N -
New Douglas Park Landmark, South Lanarkshire11 km NW -
Auchrobert Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire7.7 km S
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Swinsy Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire8 km E
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Kype Water River, Scotland5.7 km SW
Other cities and towns in South Lanarkshire
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Rutherglen Town, South Lanarkshire21 km NW -
Carluke Town, South Lanarkshire11 km NE -
East Kilbride Town, South Lanarkshire14 km NW -
Lanark Town, South Lanarkshire13 km E -
Bothwell Town, South Lanarkshire13 km NW -
Hamilton City, South Lanarkshire8.5 km N
Sources & licences
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