Selkirk Transmitting Station
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°33′21″ N 2°47′36″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 291 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport57 km
- NCL Newcastle International Airport91 km
About Selkirk Transmitting Station
Selkirk Transmitting Station is a landmark. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Bell Hill and White Law.
Photos of Selkirk Transmitting Station
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Eildon Hills Jenny Gumbrell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Selkirk Transmitting Station
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (98 mm)
- Driest month
- April (57 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 69 | 76 | 57 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 84 | 86 | 98 | 93 | 92 |
How to get to Selkirk Transmitting Station
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 51 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 57 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 91 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 101 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 51 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 98 kmwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 99 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 102 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 115 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Selkirk Transmitting Station
Within 100 km: 607 historic and cultural sites, 2,246 natural sites, 569 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km281 places
- Wooden Anna Island 24 kmE
- Sharpitlaw Anna Island 25 kmE
- Oldmill Island Island 13 kmE
- The Batta Island 12 kmNW
25–60 km1,475 places
- Cramond beach Beach 57 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 49 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 54 kmN
- Seacliff Beach Beach 56 kmN
60–100 km1,666 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 89 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 62 kmNW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 77 kmE
- South Wamses Island 74 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bell Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.9 km SW
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White Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km NE
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Dod Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.8 km N
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Whitmuir Plantation Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km S
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Touting Birks Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.5 km N
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Manor Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.7 km W
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Howden Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4.7 km SW
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Ashkirk Transmitting Station Landmark, The Scottish Borders5.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Selkirk Town, The Scottish Borders3 km W
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Tweedbank Village, The Scottish Borders5.7 km N
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Galashiels Town, The Scottish Borders6.6 km N
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Lindean Village, The Scottish Borders2.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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