- Elevation
- 775 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport57 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport78 km
About Great Hill
Great Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 775 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Firthhope Rig and Firthybrig Head.
Climate of Great Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 183 | 133 | 148 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 98 | 117 | 144 | 174 | 172 | 182 |
How to get to Great Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 58 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 78 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 84 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 58 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 75 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 122 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 139 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Great Hill
Within 100 km: 577 historic and cultural sites, 2,836 natural sites, 745 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km504 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 6 kmNW
- Loch Skeen Lake 2 kmE
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 24 kmE
- Shaws Lochs Lake 25 kmE
25–60 km1,294 places
- Portobello Beach Beach 60 kmN
- Kirkland Scar Island 55 kmS
- Goat Island Island 56 kmSE
- Cottage Island Island 41 kmS
60–100 km2,360 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 62 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 82 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 84 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.6 km E
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway12 km SW
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Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders8.7 km E
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Roundstonefoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.9 km S
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Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders9.1 km NW
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Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders9.5 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Firthhope Rig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.3 km SE
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Firthybrig Head Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km NE
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Molls Cleuch Dod Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.6 km N
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Mid Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.8 km E
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Ellers Cleuch Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km W
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Cape Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km SW
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White Coomb Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km SE
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Garelet Dod Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Broad Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders7.1 km N -
Din Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km W
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Lochcraig Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km NE
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Carlavin Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km N
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Erie Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.2 km NW
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Nickies Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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