Peatshank Head
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°33′32″ N 3°01′01″ W
- Elevation
- 481 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport49 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport96 km
About Peatshank Head
Peatshank Head is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 481 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Glengaber Hill and Old Hill.
Climate of Peatshank Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (132 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 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) | 132 | 97 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 98 | 111 | 130 | 125 | 132 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Peatshank Head
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 49 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 45 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 49 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 99 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 45 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 85 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 101 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 110 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 127 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Peatshank Head
Within 100 km: 600 historic and cultural sites, 2,450 natural sites, 660 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km388 places
- The Batta Island 8 kmNE
- Loch Skeen Lake 24 kmSW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 13 kmS
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 11 kmS
25–60 km1,404 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 57 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 50 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 45 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 55 kmN
60–100 km1,918 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 82 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 70 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 70 kmE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 91 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Innerleithen Village, The Scottish Borders7.3 km NW -
Walkerburn Village, The Scottish Borders7.2 km N
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Yarrow Village, The Scottish Borders5.1 km SW
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Yarrowford Village, The Scottish Borders5.2 km E
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Broadmeadows Village, The Scottish Borders5.4 km E
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Traquair Village, The Scottish Borders5.5 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glengaber Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.3 km W
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Old Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.9 km E
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Welshie Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km W
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Tinnis Top Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km E
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Wanders Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km NE
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Minch Moor Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km N
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Hare Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km NE
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Curly Cairn Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.5 km W
Sources & licences
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