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Penchrise Pen

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°20′51″ N 2°48′16″ W

Map showing the location of Penchrise Pen Penchrise Pen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
439 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Priesthaugh
2.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport76 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport79 km

About Penchrise Pen

Penchrise Pen is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 439 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Dodburn Hill and Catrail Edge.

Climate of Penchrise Pen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (110 mm)
Driest month
April (65 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
Climate of Penchrise Pen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1098190656572779095110106109

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Penchrise Pen

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 76 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 72 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 76 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 79 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 114 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Penchrise Pen

Within 100 km: 687 historic and cultural sites, 2,656 natural sites, 642 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km310 places

  • Shaws Upper Loch Lake 15 kmNW
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 16 kmNW
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 17 kmNW
  • Moodlaw Loch Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km1,423 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 50 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 37 kmNE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 56 kmS
  • Coathouse Island Island 54 kmS

60–100 km2,252 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 71 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 77 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Priesthaugh Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km SW
  • Hawick Town, The Scottish Borders
    8.5 km N
  • Newmill Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.5 km NW
  • Branxholme Village, The Scottish Borders
    6 km NW
  • West End Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    7.7 km N
  • Wilton Dean Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    8.4 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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