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Helmburn Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°30′04″ N 2°57′46″ W

Map showing the location of Helmburn Hill Helmburn Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
308 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ettrickbridge End
0.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport56 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport96 km

About Helmburn Hill

Helmburn Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 308 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Caver's Hill and Hutlerburn Hill.

Climate of Helmburn Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (116 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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 Helmburn Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)11685946768758092100116112114

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Helmburn Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 52 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 56 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 96 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 52 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 108 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 121 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Helmburn Hill

Within 100 km: 626 historic and cultural sites, 2,489 natural sites, 648 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km386 places

  • Oldmill Island Island 25 kmE
  • The Batta Island 13 kmN
  • Loch Skeen Lake 24 kmW
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km1,384 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Wooden Anna Island 36 kmE
  • Goat Island Island 53 kmS

60–100 km1,993 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 78 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 65 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 60 kmN
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ettrickbridge End Village, The Scottish Borders
    0.3 km SW
  • Kirkhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.3 km W
  • Selkirkshire Municipality, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km W
  • Selkirk Town, The Scottish Borders
    9.4 km NE
  • Yarrow Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.8 km W
  • Bowhill Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.1 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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