- Elevation
- 128 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport46 km
- DND Dundee Airport93 km
About The Batta
The Batta is an island. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Elibank Law and Laidlawstiel Hill.
Climate of The Batta
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (116 mm)
- Driest month
- April (67 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 85 | 94 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 92 | 100 | 116 | 112 | 114 |
How to get to The Batta
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 46 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 40 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 46 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 93 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 97 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 40 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 87 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 95 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 111 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 127 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Batta
Within 100 km: 585 historic and cultural sites, 2,326 natural sites, 618 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km340 places
- Oldmill Island Island 23 kmE
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 19 kmS
- Shaws Under Loch Lake 17 kmS
- Shaws Lochs Lake 17 kmS
25–60 km1,382 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Cramond beach Beach 46 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 39 kmN
- Gullane Beach Beach 48 kmN
60–100 km1,807 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 64 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 65 kmE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 88 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Walkerburn Village, The Scottish Borders4.2 km W
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Clovenfords Village, The Scottish Borders4.6 km E
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Ashiesteel Village, The Scottish Borders2 km E
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Innerleithen Village, The Scottish Borders7.2 km W
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Peel Village, The Scottish Borders3.3 km E
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Galashiels Town, The Scottish Borders9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Elibank Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km SW
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Laidlawstiel Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km E
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Middlebar Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.6 km W
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Far Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.1 km SW
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Stony Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.3 km N
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Early Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.8 km NW
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Brown Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders4 km S
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Knowes Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders4 km NE
Sources & licences
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