Bowshank Hill
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°39′10″ N 2°53′55″ W
- Elevation
- 379 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport44 km
- DND Dundee Airport89 km
About Bowshank Hill
Bowshank Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 379 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Ferniehirst Hill and Knowes Hill.
Climate of Bowshank Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (116 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 85 | 94 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 92 | 100 | 116 | 112 | 114 |
How to get to Bowshank Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 44 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 38 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 44 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 89 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 99 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 38 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 89 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 91 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 111 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 127 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bowshank Hill
Within 100 km: 571 historic and cultural sites, 2,256 natural sites, 586 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km295 places
- Oldmill Island Island 21 kmSE
- The Batta Island 5 kmSW
- Mill Island Island 24 kmE
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 23 kmS
25–60 km1,409 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 50 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 44 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 36 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 43 kmN
60–100 km1,709 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 95 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 60 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 61 kmE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 86 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Clovenfords Village, The Scottish Borders4.1 km S
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Stow Village, The Scottish Borders5 km NE
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Galashiels Town, The Scottish Borders7.2 km SE
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Ashiesteel Village, The Scottish Borders4.2 km S
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Torwoodlee Village, The Scottish Borders4.3 km SE
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Walkerburn Village, The Scottish Borders8 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ferniehirst Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km NW
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Knowes Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km S
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Caitha Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km E
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Yardstone Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km NW
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Great Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km W
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Mains Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3 km SE
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Laidlawstiel Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.6 km S
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Dunlee Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.6 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Windlestraw Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders7 km NW -
Stony Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.2 km W
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William Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.4 km E
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Maiden Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.5 km W
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Scroof Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.6 km NW
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Seathope Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders5 km W
Sources & licences
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