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Black Burn Head

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°16′50″ N 3°03′16″ W

Map showing the location of Black Burn Head Black Burn Head
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
472 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Eskdalemuir
7.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport91 km

About Black Burn Head

Black Burn Head is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 472 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Merry Law and Woodbus Fell.

Climate of Black Burn Head

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (171 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Black Burn Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°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)16912513888859099113130158156171

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Black Burn Head

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 75 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 91 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 100 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 75 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 98 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 115 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 132 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Black Burn Head

Within 100 km: 701 historic and cultural sites, 3,045 natural sites, 722 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km390 places

  • Loch Skeen Lake 24 kmNW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 22 kmN
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km1,351 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 55 kmSW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 38 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 54 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 52 kmS

60–100 km2,727 places

  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 79 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Eskdalemuir Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.6 km W
  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.3 km N
  • Holm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.3 km W
  • Langholm Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    15 km S
  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    9.8 km NE
  • Ewes Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    8.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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