- Elevation
- 229 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport72 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport77 km
About The Kip
The Kip is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 229 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Old Graden Hill and Thirlestane Hill.
Climate of The Kip
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (81 mm)
- Driest month
- April (48 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) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 54 | 60 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 77 | 73 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to The Kip
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 72 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 68 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 72 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 77 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 107 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 68 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 81 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 96 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 107 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Kip
Within 100 km: 569 historic and cultural sites, 1,747 natural sites, 463 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km277 places
- Wooden Anna Island 6 kmNW
- Dreeper Island Island 16 kmNE
- Kippie Island Island 17 kmNE
- St Thomas's Island Island 23 kmNE
25–60 km993 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 57 kmN
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 30 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 30 kmNE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 50 kmE
60–100 km1,509 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 78 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 75 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 64 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 61 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lempitlaw Village, The Scottish Borders1.7 km N
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Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders4.5 km SE
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Kelso Town, The Scottish Borders6.5 km NW
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Maxwellheugh Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders6 km W
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Frogden Village, The Scottish Borders3.6 km SW
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Kirk Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Old Graden Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.7 km E
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Thirlestane Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km SE
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Corbie Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km E
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Linton Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3 km S
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Hadden Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.2 km N
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Venchen Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.6 km E
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Hoselaw Loch Lake, Scotland2.9 km NE
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Yetholm Loch Lake, Scotland2.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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