- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km
- DND Dundee Airport81 km
About Floater Rock
Floater Rock is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Skelly and Little Channeler.
Photos of Floater Rock
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Saint Abbs Head Emoscopes · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Floater Rock
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (73 mm)
- Driest month
- April (42 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 68 | 62 | 73 | 70 | 66 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Floater Rock
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 77 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 66 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 81 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 102 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 80 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 111 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 123 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 132 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Floater Rock
Within 100 km: 368 historic and cultural sites, 1,457 natural sites, 362 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km85 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 24 kmSE
- Kippie Island Island 25 kmS
- St Thomas's Island Island 20 kmS
- Castle Rock Island 3 kmSE
25–60 km581 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 45 kmW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 34 kmNW
- Cheswick Sands Beach 26 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 45 kmSE
60–100 km1,521 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmW
- Cramond beach Beach 72 kmW
- Portobello Beach Beach 60 kmW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 64 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Coldingham Village, The Scottish Borders3.7 km S
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Saint Abbs Village, The Scottish Borders2.2 km S
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Eyemouth Village, The Scottish Borders6.4 km SE -
Ayton Village, The Scottish Borders8.6 km S
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Gunsgreen Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders6.7 km SE
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Reston Village, The Scottish Borders8 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Skelly Mountain, The Scottish Borders<0.1 km E
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Little Channeler Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.1 km SE
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Saint Abbs Head Natural site, The Scottish Borders0.6 km E
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West Hurker Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.2 km SW
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Foul Carr Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.3 km SE
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Cleaver Rock Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.4 km E
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St Abb's Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.5 km SE
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Broadhaven Bay Natural site, United Kingdom0.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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