- Elevation
- 589 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport55 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport89 km
About The Wiss
The Wiss is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 589 m. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Berry Knowe and Hartleap Knowe.
Climate of The Wiss
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (164 mm)
- Driest month
- May (84 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) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 120 | 132 | 86 | 84 | 90 | 96 | 111 | 128 | 154 | 151 | 164 |
How to get to The Wiss
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 53 km to the north.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmnorth
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 89 kmwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 53 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 81 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 113 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 130 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Wiss
Within 100 km: 632 historic and cultural sites, 2,718 natural sites, 723 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km482 places
- The Batta Island 21 kmNE
- Talla Reservoir Lake 15 kmW
- Loch Skeen Lake 11 kmSW
- Shaws Upper Loch Lake 13 kmE
25–60 km1,286 places
- Cramond beach Beach 57 kmN
- Portobello Beach Beach 54 kmN
- Kirkland Scar Island 58 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 49 kmE
60–100 km2,305 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmS
- Ayr Beach Beach 93 kmW
- Troon Beach Beach 95 kmW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 66 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tibbie Shiels Village, The Scottish Borders2.2 km W
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Cappercleuch Village, The Scottish Borders4.1 km NW
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Chapelhope Village, The Scottish Borders4.2 km SW
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Tushielaw Village, The Scottish Borders4.8 km SE
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Yarrow Village, The Scottish Borders8.7 km NE
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Buccleuch Village, The Scottish Borders8.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Berry Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.1 km SE
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Hartleap Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.6 km E
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Nether Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.6 km W
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Bowerhope Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km NW
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Turner Cleuch Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.3 km E
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Fall Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.4 km S
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Saint Marys Loch Lake, Scotland1.6 km NW
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Shepherdscleuch Rig Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.5 km S
Sources & licences
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