Thirlestane Hill
Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°33′36″ N 2°18′58″ W
- Elevation
- 237 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport70 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport79 km
About Thirlestane Hill
Thirlestane Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 237 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Old Graden Hill and Corbie Knowe.
Climate of Thirlestane Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- October (94 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 66 | 72 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 84 | 82 | 94 | 91 | 87 |
How to get to Thirlestane Hill
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 70 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 70 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 70 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 79 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 109 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 70 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 79 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 94 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 109 kmnorth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thirlestane Hill
Within 100 km: 571 historic and cultural sites, 1,730 natural sites, 457 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km281 places
- Wooden Anna Island 8 kmNW
- Dreeper Island Island 17 kmNE
- Kippie Island Island 17 kmNE
- St Thomas's Island Island 23 kmNE
25–60 km981 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 58 kmN
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 30 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 30 kmNE
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 48 kmE
60–100 km1,496 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 80 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 77 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 66 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 63 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders2.4 km SE
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Kirk Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders2.9 km SE
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Lempitlaw Village, The Scottish Borders3.4 km NW
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Kelso Town, The Scottish Borders8.5 km NW
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Frogden Village, The Scottish Borders4.4 km W
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Maxwellheugh Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders8 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Old Graden Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders0.8 km N
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Corbie Knowe Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.1 km NE
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Venchen Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders1.8 km E
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Yetholm Loch Lake, Scotland1.1 km S
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The Kip Mountain, The Scottish Borders2 km NW
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Linton Hill Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.2 km SW
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Yetholm Law Mountain, The Scottish Borders2.7 km SE
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Highside Mountain, The Scottish Borders3.6 km S
Sources & licences
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