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Gillies Hill

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°05′57″ N 3°58′42″ W

Map showing the location of Gillies Hill Gillies Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
170 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cambusbarron
1.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport38 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport41 km

About Gillies Hill

Gillies Hill is a mountain. Location: Stirling, Scotland. Elevation: 170 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Middlethird Hill and King's Park.

Climate of Gillies Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Gillies Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)145981066067647183112133129132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gillies Hill

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 31 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 38 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 41 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 51 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 75 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 164 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 195 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gillies Hill

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 3,879 natural sites, 966 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Inch Island 10 kmE
  • Spiers Island Island 24 kmS
  • Speirs Island Island 13 kmS
  • Dog Isle Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,449 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 47 kmE
  • Cramond beach Beach 44 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 56 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 53 kmNE

60–100 km3,407 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 97 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 69 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 76 kmSW

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