- Elevation
- 472 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport75 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport81 km
About Leap Hill
Leap Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 472 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Scaw'd Law and Maiden Paps.
Climate of Leap Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 127 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (133 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 133 | 97 | 108 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 86 | 98 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 131 |
How to get to Leap Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 75 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 77 km to the north.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 75 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 81 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 117 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 82 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 99 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 113 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 127 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Leap Hill
Within 100 km: 708 historic and cultural sites, 2,750 natural sites, 637 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km295 places
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 21 kmNW
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmNW
- Shaws Lochs Lake 22 kmNW
- Moodlaw Loch Lake 23 kmW
25–60 km1,403 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 48 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 39 kmNE
- Broomhaugh Island Island 57 kmSE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 51 kmS
60–100 km2,397 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 69 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 89 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 82 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders5.3 km NW
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Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders13 km N -
Saughtree Village, The Scottish Borders6.6 km SE
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Steele Road Village, The Scottish Borders8.2 km S
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Newcastleton Village, The Scottish Borders14 km S
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Tythehouse Farm Cottages Village, The Scottish Borders10 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scaw'd Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.4 km W
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Maiden Paps Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km NW
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Greatmoor Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km W
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Hillend Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km N
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Catrail Edge Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.6 km NW
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Dod Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.3 km W
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Cauldcleuch Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders5.8 km W
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Brown's Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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