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Girnwood Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′54″ N 2°59′53″ W

Map showing the location of Girnwood Hill Girnwood Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
368 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Craik
4.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport66 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport92 km

About Girnwood Hill

Girnwood Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 368 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Byrelee Hill and Mid Hill.

Climate of Girnwood Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Girnwood Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)130971077473798599109127124131

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Girnwood Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 66 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 63 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmnorth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 92 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 101 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 63 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 117 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Girnwood Hill

Within 100 km: 668 historic and cultural sites, 2,730 natural sites, 697 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km424 places

  • The Batta Island 25 kmN
  • Loch Skeen Lake 21 kmW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 6 kmN
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 8 kmN

25–60 km1,383 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 43 kmNE
  • Little Corby Island Island 56 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 42 kmS

60–100 km2,288 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 75 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 67 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Craik Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.4 km SW
  • Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.8 km NW
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    14 km E
  • Roberton Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.5 km E
  • Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.6 km SE
  • Tushielaw Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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