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Touting Birks Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°35′42″ N 2°48′36″ W

Map showing the location of Touting Birks Hill Touting Birks Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
238 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Galashiels
2.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport53 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport94 km

About Touting Birks Hill

Touting Birks Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 238 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Gala Hill and Mount Skep.

Climate of Touting Birks Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · 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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Climate of Touting Birks Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)936976576067718486989392

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Touting Birks Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 53 kmnorthwest
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 94 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 96 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 98 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 119 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Touting Birks Hill

Within 100 km: 589 historic and cultural sites, 2,213 natural sites, 572 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km282 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 25 kmE
  • Oldmill Island Island 14 kmE
  • The Batta Island 9 kmW
  • Mill Island Island 17 kmE

25–60 km1,454 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 58 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 53 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 44 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 50 kmN

60–100 km1,638 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 92 kmSW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 79 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 75 kmE
  • Old Law Island 65 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Galashiels Town, The Scottish Borders
    2.2 km N
  • Tweedbank Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.9 km E
  • Boleside Village, The Scottish Borders
    0.7 km E
  • Abbotsford Village, The Scottish Borders
    1.8 km E
  • Selkirk Town, The Scottish Borders
    5.6 km S
  • Old Town Neighbourhood, The Scottish Borders
    2 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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