- Elevation
- 588 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport55 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport82 km
About Muckle Knees
Muckle Knees is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 588 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Crumley Hill and Shielhope Hill.
Climate of Muckle Knees
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 174 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (189 mm)
- Driest month
- May (93 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 189 | 138 | 153 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 103 | 121 | 144 | 176 | 174 | 189 |
How to get to Muckle Knees
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 55 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 82 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 86 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 55 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 77 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 114 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 119 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 135 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Muckle Knees
Within 100 km: 598 historic and cultural sites, 2,769 natural sites, 740 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km498 places
- Talla Reservoir Lake 8 kmW
- Loch Skeen Lake 4 kmSW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 20 kmE
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 21 kmE
25–60 km1,280 places
- Cramond beach Beach 58 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 56 kmN
- Kirkland Scar Island 57 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 56 kmE
60–100 km2,329 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 66 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 86 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 88 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 67 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders3.9 km E
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Birkhill Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.1 km S
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Tibbie Shiels Village, The Scottish Borders5.2 km E
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Cappercleuch Village, The Scottish Borders5.9 km NE
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Tushielaw Village, The Scottish Borders11 km E
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Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway17 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crumley Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.4 km NW
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Shielhope Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km NE
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Craigdilly Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km NW
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Paper Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km SE
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Gool Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km N
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Lochcraig Head Mountain, The Scottish Borders3 km SW
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Nickies Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders3 km W
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Watch Knowe Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Broad Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders6.6 km NW -
Oxcleugh Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km E
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Syart Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.7 km N
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Watch Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.8 km NE
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Clockmore Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.1 km N
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Wylies Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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