- Elevation
- 480 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport34 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport74 km
About Riding Hill
Riding Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 480 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Penveny and Penvalla.
Climate of Riding Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- January (151 mm)
- Driest month
- May (79 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 110 | 122 | 81 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 104 | 123 | 145 | 141 | 150 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Riding Hill
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 34 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 35 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 34 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 kmwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 80 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 35 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 63 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 94 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 132 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 149 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Riding Hill
Within 100 km: 476 historic and cultural sites, 2,816 natural sites, 763 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km454 places
- The Batta Island 24 kmE
- Threipmuir Reservoir Lake 24 kmN
- Talla Reservoir Lake 19 kmS
- Loch Skeen Lake 24 kmS
25–60 km1,260 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 47 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 37 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 37 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 53 kmNE
60–100 km2,341 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 86 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 85 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 85 kmW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 99 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Penveny Mountain, The Scottish Borders1 km SE
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Penvalla Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.5 km SW
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Ladyurd Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.6 km W
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Hog Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km N
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Tarcreish Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km S
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Flint Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km W
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Brown Dod Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.2 km W
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Hamildean Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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