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Cacra Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°26′42″ N 3°04′49″ W

Map showing the location of Cacra Hill Cacra Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
471 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tushielaw
1.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport59 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport95 km

About Cacra Hill

Cacra Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 471 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Stanhope Law and Tushielaw.

Climate of Cacra Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (164 mm)
Driest month
May (84 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 Cacra Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)16312013286849096111128154151164

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Cacra Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 57 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 95 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 98 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 57 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 114 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 124 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cacra Hill

Within 100 km: 651 historic and cultural sites, 2,721 natural sites, 696 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km461 places

  • The Batta Island 21 kmNE
  • Talla Reservoir Lake 21 kmW
  • Loch Skeen Lake 15 kmW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 7 kmE

25–60 km1,332 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Kirkland Scar Island 56 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 45 kmNE
  • Goat Island Island 49 kmS

60–100 km2,275 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 69 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 99 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tushielaw Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.5 km W
  • Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders
    3.3 km S
  • Selkirkshire Municipality, The Scottish Borders
    7.9 km NE
  • Yarrow Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.2 km N
  • Tibbie Shiels Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.3 km NW
  • Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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