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Yieldshields

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°44′10″ N 3°47′55″ W

Map showing the location of Yieldshields Yieldshields
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
266 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport36 km
GLA Glasgow Airport43 km

About Yieldshields

Yieldshields is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 266 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Kilncadzow Law and Hare Hill.

Climate of Yieldshields

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (161 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Yieldshields
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1611131227174747998132152151155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Yieldshields

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 36 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 32 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 36 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 43 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 56 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 45 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 96 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 162 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 179 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Yieldshields

Within 100 km: 238 historic and cultural sites, 3,291 natural sites, 884 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Spiers Island Island 18 kmN
  • New Island Island 25 kmSW
  • Hillend Reservoir Lake 17 kmN
  • Harperrig Reservoir Lake 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,446 places

  • Troon Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 50 kmNE

60–100 km2,773 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 93 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 70 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 95 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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