Hillshaw Head
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°30′21″ N 3°30′30″ W
- Elevation
- 652 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport50 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport68 km
About Hillshaw Head
Hillshaw Head is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 652 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Coomb Dod and Glenwhappen Rig.
Climate of Hillshaw Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (156 mm)
- Driest month
- April (75 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 112 | 121 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 102 | 130 | 151 | 149 | 155 |
How to get to Hillshaw Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 53 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 50 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 68 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 71 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 53 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 62 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 112 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 134 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 151 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Coomb Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire0.8 km S
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Glenwhappen Rig Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.3 km NE
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Gathersnow Hill Mountain, South Lanarkshire1.5 km NE
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Backwater Rig Mountain, South Lanarkshire2 km W
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Coomb Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km NE
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Scotts Dod Mountain, South Lanarkshire2.9 km SW
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Moss Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3 km N
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Glengary Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km NE
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