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Cape Law

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′19″ N 3°22′27″ W

Map showing the location of Cape Law Cape Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
722 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moffat
11 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport59 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport77 km

About Cape Law

Cape Law is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 722 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Din Law and Hart Fell.

Climate of Cape Law

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (183 mm)
Driest month
May (90 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
Climate of Cape Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)18313314891909198117144174172182

How to get to Cape Law

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 59 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 60 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 59 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 77 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 83 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 60 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 123 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 139 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cape Law

Within 100 km: 573 historic and cultural sites, 2,856 natural sites, 747 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km509 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 7 kmN
  • Loch Skeen Lake 4 kmE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 14 kmNE
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,289 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 54 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 56 kmSE
  • Cottage Island Island 39 kmS
  • Dormont Island Island 39 kmS

60–100 km2,378 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 60 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 80 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 82 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    11 km SW
  • Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.6 km S
  • Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    7.1 km E
  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.5 km NW
  • Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km N
  • Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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