Whitecastle Hill
Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°37′38″ N 3°43′51″ W
- Elevation
- 269 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport42 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport52 km
About Whitecastle Hill
Whitecastle Hill is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 269 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Carmichael Hill and Black Hill.
Climate of Whitecastle Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (167 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 117 | 127 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 104 | 138 | 160 | 159 | 164 |
How to get to Whitecastle Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 42 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 42 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 52 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 42 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 49 kmnortheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 105 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 153 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 170 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whitecastle Hill
Within 100 km: 305 historic and cultural sites, 3,134 natural sites, 839 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km314 places
- New Island Island 18 kmSW
- Cobbinshaw Reservoir Lake 22 kmNE
- Crosswood Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE
- Culter Fell Mountain 17 kmSE
25–60 km1,425 places
- Troon Beach Beach 59 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 58 kmNE
- Cramond beach Beach 48 kmNE
- Portobello Beach Beach 53 kmNE
60–100 km2,539 places
- Isle of Arran Island 96 kmW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 76 kmW
- Powillimount Beach Beach 82 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 60 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Carmichael Village, South Lanarkshire1.5 km E
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Rigside Village, South Lanarkshire4.6 km SW -
Lanark Town, South Lanarkshire6.1 km NW -
Douglas Water Village, South Lanarkshire4.1 km SW
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Pettinain Village, South Lanarkshire6.3 km NE
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Thankerton Village, South Lanarkshire6.2 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carmichael Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.8 km NE
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Black Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.9 km S
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Stone Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2 km SW
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Douglas Water River, Scotland1.4 km NW
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Cross Ridge Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.3 km E
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Carmichael Burn River, Scotland2.8 km NW
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Cairngryffe Hill (quarried) Mountain, South Lanarkshire4.1 km NE
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Howgate Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire4.2 km S
Sources & licences
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