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Mill Island

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°34′37″ N 2°32′53″ W

Map showing the location of Mill Island Mill Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Makerstoun
1.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport66 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport81 km

About Mill Island

Mill Island is an island. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Oldmill Island and Lady Hill.

Climate of Mill Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (85 mm)
Driest month
April (50 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 Mill Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)765763505560647777858077

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Mill Island

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 58 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 66 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 81 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 102 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 103 kmnorth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 105 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 112 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mill Island

Within 100 km: 591 historic and cultural sites, 1,959 natural sites, 508 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km235 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 8 kmE
  • Great Haugh Island 23 kmNE
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 9 kmE
  • Oldmill Island Island 3 kmW

25–60 km1,350 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 55 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 55 kmN
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 53 kmN
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 41 kmNE

60–100 km1,473 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 69 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 65 kmNW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 63 kmE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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