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Knock Hills

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°22′38″ N 2°28′36″ W

Map showing the location of Knock Hills Knock Hills
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
338 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Edgerston
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport63 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport85 km

About Knock Hills

Knock Hills is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 338 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Hophills Nob and Edgerston Rig.

Climate of Knock Hills

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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 Knock Hills
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1289110072747684101107126122121

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knock Hills

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 63 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 118 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Knock Hills

Within 100 km: 666 historic and cultural sites, 2,148 natural sites, 512 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km250 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 25 kmN
  • Oldmill Island Island 23 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 23 kmN
  • Yetholm Loch Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km1,314 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 51 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 57 kmE
  • Old Law Island 53 kmNE

60–100 km1,762 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 88 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 90 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Edgerston Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.5 km NW
  • Camptown Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.6 km NW
  • Jedburgh Village, The Scottish Borders
    12 km NW
  • Southdean Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.9 km W
  • Swinside Townhead Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.4 km N
  • Chesters Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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