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Heip Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°25′59″ N 2°48′37″ W

Map showing the location of Heip Hill Heip Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
261 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hawick
1.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport68 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport84 km

About Heip Hill

Heip Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 261 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Wiltonburn Hill and Borthaugh Hill.

Climate of Heip Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (110 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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 Heip Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)1098190656572779095110106109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heip Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 68 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 84 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 112 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 116 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Heip Hill

Within 100 km: 665 historic and cultural sites, 2,392 natural sites, 625 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Oldmill Island Island 21 kmNE
  • The Batta Island 22 kmNW
  • Mill Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 10 kmW

25–60 km1,469 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 59 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 31 kmNE
  • Little Corby Island Island 58 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 44 kmS

60–100 km1,881 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 77 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 75 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 68 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    1.9 km SE
  • Priestrig Village, The Scottish Borders
    0.9 km N
  • Stirches Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    1.1 km E
  • Wilton Dean Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    1.2 km S
  • Wilton Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.7 km E
  • Silverbuthall Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    1.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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