Greatmoor Hill
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°17′52″ N 2°48′18″ W
- Elevation
- 599 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport77 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport81 km
About Greatmoor Hill
Greatmoor Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 599 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Scaw'd Law and Maiden Paps.
Climate of Greatmoor Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (133 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | -1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 97 | 108 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 86 | 98 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 131 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Greatmoor Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 77 km to the north.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 77 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 115 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 84 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 101 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 111 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 129 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Greatmoor Hill
Within 100 km: 709 historic and cultural sites, 2,810 natural sites, 651 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km313 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmNW
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmNW
- Shaws Lochs Lake 21 kmNW
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 21 kmW
25–60 km1,398 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 46 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 41 kmNE
- Broomhaugh Island Island 58 kmSE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 51 kmS
60–100 km2,459 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 89 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 82 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders4.4 km NW
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Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders14 km N -
Saughtree Village, The Scottish Borders8.1 km SE
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Steele Road Village, The Scottish Borders8.2 km SE
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Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders13 km S
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Teviothead Village, The Scottish Borders9.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scaw'd Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.4 km NE
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Maiden Paps Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km NE
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Dod Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km NW
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Cauldcleuch Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km W
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Leap Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km E
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Catrail Edge Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.7 km N
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Skelfhill Fell Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.8 km W
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Hillend Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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