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Buckholm Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°37′45″ N 2°48′35″ W

Map showing the location of Buckholm Hill Buckholm Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
328 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Galashiels
1.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport50 km
DND Dundee Airport93 km

About Buckholm Hill

Buckholm Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 328 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Ladhope Moor and Darling's Hill.

Climate of Buckholm Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (98 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Buckholm Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°15°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)936976576067718486989392

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Buckholm Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 43 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 50 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 93 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 94 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 95 kmwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 105 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 121 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Buckholm Hill

Within 100 km: 575 historic and cultural sites, 2,192 natural sites, 565 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 25 kmE
  • Oldmill Island Island 15 kmSE
  • The Batta Island 9 kmW
  • Mill Island Island 18 kmE

25–60 km1,433 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 55 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 50 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 41 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 46 kmN

60–100 km1,628 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 95 kmSW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 80 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 74 kmE
  • Old Law Island 65 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Galashiels Town, The Scottish Borders
    1.6 km S
  • Halliburton Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    0.8 km SW
  • Tweedbank Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.9 km SE
  • Buckholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.5 km NW
  • Balmoral Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    1.5 km S
  • Gala Park Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    1.6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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