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Yearngill Head

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°27′58″ N 3°33′41″ W

Map showing the location of Yearngill Head Yearngill Head
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
550 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crawford
5.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport55 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport64 km

About Yearngill Head

Yearngill Head is a mountain. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 550 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Midge Hill and Broad Hill.

Climate of Yearngill Head

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 171 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (182 mm)
Driest month
April (87 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 Yearngill Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°8°12°14°16°15°12°9°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18213014287888794114143173171180

How to get to Yearngill Head

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 59 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 64 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 136 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 152 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Yearngill Head

Within 100 km: 448 historic and cultural sites, 2,825 natural sites, 799 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km492 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 10 kmE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 16 kmE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 24 kmE
  • Loch of the Lowes Lake 22 kmE

25–60 km1,303 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 60 kmN
  • Green Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Cottage Island Island 46 kmS
  • Dormont Island Island 45 kmS

60–100 km2,277 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 92 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 64 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 68 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire
    5.6 km W
  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.9 km E
  • Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire
    6.9 km SW
  • Abington Village, South Lanarkshire
    9 km W
  • Leadhills Village, South Lanarkshire
    14 km SW
  • Symington Village, South Lanarkshire
    15 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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