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Leap Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′00″ N 2°53′10″ W

Map showing the location of Leap Hill Leap Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
320 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hawick
8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport62 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport90 km

About Leap Hill

Leap Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 320 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Castleside Hill and Tod Rig.

Climate of Leap Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (131 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Leap Hill
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°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)130971077473798599109127124131

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leap Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 57 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 62 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 90 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 57 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 98 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 112 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 114 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Leap Hill

Within 100 km: 650 historic and cultural sites, 2,440 natural sites, 640 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Oldmill Island Island 22 kmNE
  • The Batta Island 17 kmN
  • Mill Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 5 kmW

25–60 km1,431 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 56 kmN
  • Wooden Anna Island 33 kmNE
  • Goat Island Island 48 kmS
  • Cottage Island Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km1,939 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 78 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 70 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 63 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    8 km SE
  • Ashkirk Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.2 km NE
  • Selkirk Town, The Scottish Borders
    9.5 km N
  • Priestrig Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.4 km SE
  • Roberton Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.6 km S
  • Ettrickbridge End Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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