- Elevation
- 706 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport49 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport77 km
About Brown Knowe
Brown Knowe is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 706 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Broad Law and Great Knock.
Climate of Brown Knowe
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (144 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 104 | 116 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 99 | 121 | 140 | 137 | 144 |
How to get to Brown Knowe
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 50 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 49 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 77 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 79 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 50 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 69 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 126 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 143 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brown Knowe
Within 100 km: 541 historic and cultural sites, 2,779 natural sites, 758 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km505 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 4 kmSW
- Loch Skeen Lake 9 kmS
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 12 kmE
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 24 kmSE
25–60 km1,263 places
- Cramond beach Beach 52 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Inchkeith Island 60 kmN
- Inchcolm Island 58 kmN
60–100 km2,310 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 81 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 82 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 100 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Polmood Village, The Scottish Borders3.5 km NW
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Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders4.6 km W
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Stanhope Village, The Scottish Borders5.2 km NW
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Drumelzier Village, The Scottish Borders8.1 km N
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Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders9.2 km SW
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Cappercleuch Village, The Scottish Borders9.3 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Broad Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km S -
Great Knock Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.7 km N
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Hunt Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km NE
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Hog Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km W
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Birkside Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km N
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Cramalt Craig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km E
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Tods Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km SE
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Mathieside Cairn Mountain, The Scottish Borders3 km S
Sources & licences
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