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Urit Hill

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°31′00″ N 3°57′45″ W

Map showing the location of Urit Hill Urit Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
451 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Muirkirk
6.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport39 km
GLA Glasgow Airport49 km

About Urit Hill

Urit Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 451 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Parishholm Hill and Douglas Rig.

Climate of Urit Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (181 mm)
Driest month
April (79 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 Urit Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)18112513579838086108147171172175

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Urit Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 43 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 39 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 49 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 61 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 161 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 162 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Urit Hill

Within 100 km: 281 historic and cultural sites, 2,974 natural sites, 841 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • New Island Island 2 kmN
  • Nether Tarrioch Holm Island 13 kmW
  • The Knipe Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Cairn Table Mountain 4 kmSW

25–60 km1,434 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 43 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 44 kmW
  • Horse Isle Island 57 kmW
  • Green Island Island 55 kmS

60–100 km2,386 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 82 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 66 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 74 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Muirkirk Village, East Ayrshire
    6.5 km W
  • Glenbuck Village, East Ayrshire
    3.3 km NW
  • Douglas Village, South Lanarkshire
    8 km NE
  • Glespin Village, South Lanarkshire
    4.6 km E
  • Coalburn Village, South Lanarkshire
    9.8 km NE
  • Douglas West Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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