Blackcastle Hill
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°29′09″ N 2°49′20″ W
- Elevation
- 277 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport62 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport88 km
About Blackcastle Hill
Blackcastle Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 277 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Teviotdale and Castleside Hill.
Climate of Blackcastle Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 106 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (110 mm)
- Driest month
- April (65 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 109 | 81 | 90 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 90 | 95 | 110 | 106 | 109 |
How to get to Blackcastle Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 57 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 62 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 88 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 108 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 57 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 96 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 100 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 110 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 112 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blackcastle Hill
Within 100 km: 642 historic and cultural sites, 2,336 natural sites, 609 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km314 places
- Oldmill Island Island 18 kmNE
- The Batta Island 17 kmNW
- Mill Island Island 20 kmNE
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 10 kmSW
25–60 km1,480 places
- Portobello Beach Beach 55 kmN
- Wooden Anna Island 28 kmNE
- Goat Island Island 50 kmS
- Cottage Island Island 58 kmSW
60–100 km1,793 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 82 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 63 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 62 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Teviotdale Natural site, Scotland3.2 km SE
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Castleside Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km W
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Dunhog Moss Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km NW
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Headshaw Loch Lake, The Scottish Borders2.9 km NW
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Greatlaws Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.4 km NE
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Essenside Loch Lake, Scotland2.8 km W
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Leap Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.6 km SW
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Whitmuir Plantation Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.9 km N
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