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Mountain

King Seat

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°45′59″ N 3°24′34″ W

King Seat
Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
463 m
above sea level
Nearest town
West Linton
3.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport21 km
GLA Glasgow Airport65 km

About King Seat

King Seat is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 463 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Lamb Rig and Slipperfield Mount.

Climate of King Seat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (117 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 King Seat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°15°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)11684966465727484102115111117

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to King Seat

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 25 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 21 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 79 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 25 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 54 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 83 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 160 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from King Seat

Within 100 km: 362 historic and cultural sites, 2,931 natural sites, 777 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km338 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 25 kmN
  • Threipmuir Reservoir Lake 12 kmNE
  • Roseberry Reservoir Lake 20 kmE
  • Portmore Loch Lake 15 kmE

25–60 km1,319 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 35 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 28 kmNE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 47 kmNE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km2,413 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 95 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 98 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 85 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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