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Wool Law

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′58″ N 3°45′15″ W

Map showing the location of Wool Law Wool Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
552 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Leadhills
1.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport53 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport62 km

About Wool Law

Wool Law is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 552 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Wellgrain Dod and Hunt Law.

Climate of Wool Law

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (196 mm)
Driest month
June (89 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 Wool Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)19613715190938995118154185185192

How to get to Wool Law

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 58 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 53 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 62 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 146 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 162 kmeast

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

Day trips from Wool Law

Within 100 km: 367 historic and cultural sites, 2,830 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km421 places

  • New Island Island 18 kmNW
  • Townfoot Loch Lake 21 kmS
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 23 kmE
  • Gameshope Loch Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km1,451 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 56 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • Green Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Cottage Island Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km2,134 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 96 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmNW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 61 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    1.8 km S
  • Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.2 km S
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.1 km E
  • Abington Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.6 km NE
  • Crawfordjohn Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.2 km N
  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    7.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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