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Scroof Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°41′01″ N 2°56′48″ W

Map showing the location of Scroof Hill Scroof Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
497 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stow
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport40 km
DND Dundee Airport86 km

About Scroof Hill

Scroof Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 497 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Dunlee Hill and Yardstone Knowe.

Climate of Scroof Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (113 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Scroof Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°7°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1128290666975809097113106108

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Scroof Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 34 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 40 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 86 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 34 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 85 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 87 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 116 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 132 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Scroof Hill

Within 100 km: 561 historic and cultural sites, 2,290 natural sites, 603 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km292 places

  • The Batta Island 7 kmS
  • Shaws Under Loch Lake 24 kmS
  • Shaws Lochs Lake 24 kmS
  • Roseberry Reservoir Lake 15 kmNW

25–60 km1,381 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 46 kmN
  • Cramond beach Beach 40 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 32 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 40 kmN

60–100 km1,781 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 97 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 63 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 64 kmE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 90 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stow Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.3 km E
  • Walkerburn Village, The Scottish Borders
    8 km SW
  • Innerleithen Village, The Scottish Borders
    10 km SW
  • Clovenfords Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.5 km SE
  • Killochyett Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.5 km E
  • Fountainhall Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.1 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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