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Place Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′39″ N 2°18′35″ W

Map showing the location of Place Hill Place Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
352 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Howgate
2.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport63 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport85 km

About Place Hill

Place Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 352 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Mow Law and Craik Moor.

Climate of Place Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (171 mm)
Driest month
April (90 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 Place Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Place Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 63 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 117 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 87 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 118 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 122 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Place Hill

Within 100 km: 614 historic and cultural sites, 1,770 natural sites, 456 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km299 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 15 kmNW
  • Great Haugh Island 23 kmN
  • Sharpitlaw Anna Island 16 kmNW
  • Oldmill Island Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km1,072 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 36 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 36 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 46 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km1,469 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 87 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 84 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 73 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Howgate Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.4 km W
  • Hownam Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.9 km SW
  • Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.1 km E
  • Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.7 km N
  • Whitton Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.7 km W
  • Morebattle Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.6 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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