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Bonchester Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′54″ N 2°38′30″ W

Map showing the location of Bonchester Hill Bonchester Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
323 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bonchester Bridge
0.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport73 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km

About Bonchester Hill

Bonchester Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 323 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Wolfelee Hill and Rubers Law.

Climate of Bonchester Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (106 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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 Bonchester Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1067885636570768993106103104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bonchester Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 71 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 73 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 120 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 114 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bonchester Hill

Within 100 km: 668 historic and cultural sites, 2,325 natural sites, 572 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km267 places

  • Oldmill Island Island 20 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 21 kmN
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 21 kmW
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km1,398 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 57 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 57 kmNE
  • Wooden Anna Island 26 kmNE
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 59 kmSE

60–100 km1,900 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 82 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 77 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmNW

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