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Philip Law

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°23′22″ N 2°25′55″ W

Map showing the location of Philip Law Philip Law
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
414 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Edgerston
4.3 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport61 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport86 km

About Philip Law

Philip Law is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 414 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Goshen Hill and Fawhope Rig.

Climate of Philip Law

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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 Philip Law
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1289110072747684101107126122121

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Philip Law

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 70 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 61 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 86 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 117 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 125 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Philip Law

Within 100 km: 658 historic and cultural sites, 2,059 natural sites, 496 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km255 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 23 kmN
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 24 kmN
  • Oldmill Island Island 23 kmNW
  • Mill Island Island 22 kmN

25–60 km1,277 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 48 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 48 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 54 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km1,681 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 92 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 90 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Edgerston Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.3 km W
  • Camptown Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.6 km NW
  • Swinside Townhead Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.6 km N
  • Jedburgh Village, The Scottish Borders
    13 km NW
  • Oxnam Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.2 km N
  • Mossburnford Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Goshen Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    0.6 km W
  • Fawhope Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    1.9 km SE
  • Heugh Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.1 km NE
  • Hophills Nob Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km SW
  • Loddan Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    2.9 km E
  • Knock Hills Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.2 km SW
  • Dod Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.6 km NW
  • Leap Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders
    3.7 km S

Sources & licences

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