Cowan's Croft
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°26′48″ N 3°10′08″ W
- Elevation
- 579 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport57 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport89 km
About Cowan's Croft
Cowan's Croft is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 579 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Shepherdscleuch Rig and Fall Law.
Climate of Cowan's Croft
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (189 mm)
- Driest month
- May (93 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 138 | 153 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 103 | 121 | 144 | 176 | 174 | 189 |
How to get to Cowan's Croft
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 56 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 89 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 93 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 56 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 83 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 112 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 114 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 129 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cowan's Croft
Within 100 km: 640 historic and cultural sites, 2,778 natural sites, 719 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km482 places
- The Batta Island 23 kmNE
- Talla Reservoir Lake 15 kmW
- Loch Skeen Lake 9 kmW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 13 kmE
25–60 km1,287 places
- Cramond beach Beach 60 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 57 kmN
- Kirkland Scar Island 55 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 50 kmE
60–100 km2,368 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 93 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 95 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders3 km W
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Tibbie Shiels Village, The Scottish Borders3.7 km NW
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Tushielaw Village, The Scottish Borders4.2 km E
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Cappercleuch Village, The Scottish Borders6.3 km NW
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.2 km W
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Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders7.3 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shepherdscleuch Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.7 km NE
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Fall Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.7 km N
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Peat Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.1 km NW
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Tushielaw Mountain, The Scottish Borders3 km E
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Berry Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km NE
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East Muchra Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km W
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Peniestone Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km SW
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Craig Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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