Foal Burn Head
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′00″ N 3°29′04″ W
- Elevation
- 510 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport60 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport70 km
About Foal Burn Head
Foal Burn Head is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 510 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Crown of Scotland and Chalk Rig Edge.
Photos of Foal Burn Head
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Hart Fell Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Foal Burn Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Foal Burn Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 62 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 70 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 78 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 62 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 70 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 129 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 146 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Foal Burn Head
Within 100 km: 516 historic and cultural sites, 2,835 natural sites, 780 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km504 places
- Townfoot Loch Lake 22 kmSW
- Talla Reservoir Lake 9 kmNE
- Loch Skeen Lake 11 kmE
- Saint Marys Loch Lake 20 kmE
25–60 km1,297 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmS
- Green Island Island 58 kmSW
- Kirkland Scar Island 55 kmS
- Cottage Island Island 39 kmS
60–100 km2,330 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 99 kmNW
- Ayr Beach Beach 73 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 76 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 96 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.5 km S
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Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders5.6 km N
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Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders10 km N
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Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway10 km SE
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Elvanfoot Village, South Lanarkshire11 km W
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Crawford Village, South Lanarkshire12 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crown of Scotland Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km E
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Chalk Rig Edge Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2 km SE
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Tweedhopefoot Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.1 km NW
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Little Bog Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.2 km W
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Devil’s Beef Tub Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway2.2 km SE
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Onweather Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km N
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Cor Water River, Scotland1.9 km N
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Barncorse Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.9 km E
Sources & licences
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