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Whiteside Hill

Located in The Scottish Borders, Scotland Coordinates: 55°29′01″ N 3°27′21″ W

Map showing the location of Whiteside Hill Whiteside Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
442 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenbreck
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport52 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport71 km

About Whiteside Hill

Whiteside Hill is a mountain. Location: The Scottish Borders, Scotland. Elevation: 442 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include The Rig and Glengonnor Hill.

Climate of Whiteside Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (183 mm)
Driest month
May (90 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Whiteside Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°13°10°6°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)18313314891909198117144174172182

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Whiteside Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 55 km to the north.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 52 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 71 kmwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 55 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 114 kmnorth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 130 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 147 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Whiteside Hill

Within 100 km: 516 historic and cultural sites, 2,798 natural sites, 782 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km505 places

  • Talla Reservoir Lake 4 kmE
  • Loch Skeen Lake 10 kmSE
  • Saint Marys Loch Lake 17 kmE
  • Loch of the Lowes Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km1,282 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 56 kmN
  • Portobello Beach Beach 57 kmN
  • Cottage Island Island 47 kmS
  • Dormont Island Island 46 kmS

60–100 km2,309 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 66 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 75 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Glenbreck Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.6 km SW
  • Tweedsmuir Village, The Scottish Borders
    2.8 km NE
  • Polmood Village, The Scottish Borders
    6.6 km NE
  • Stanhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    8.7 km NE
  • Moffat Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    17 km S
  • Biggar Village, South Lanarkshire
    16 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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