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Ark Law

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°22′35″ N 3°09′40″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
496 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buccleuch
7.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport65 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport91 km

About Ark Law

Ark Law is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 496 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Dunhope Law and Cauld Face.

Climate of Ark Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (164 mm)
Driest month
May (84 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 Ark Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16312013286849096111128154151164

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Ark Law

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 65 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 64 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 65 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 91 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 64 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 122 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 125 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ark Law

Within 100 km: 660 historic and cultural sites, 2,899 natural sites, 726 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km472 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 19 kmNW
  • Loch Skeen Lake 12 kmNW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 15 kmNE
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,325 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 48 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 53 kmNE
  • Little Corby Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Goat Island Island 44 kmSE

60–100 km2,488 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 60 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 94 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.5 km NE
  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.5 km E
  • Tushielaw Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.8 km NE
  • Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.9 km NW
  • Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.8 km NW
  • Davington Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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