- Elevation
- 164 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- GLA Glasgow Airport19 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport58 km
About Whinney Hill
Whinney Hill is a mountain. Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Elevation: 164 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Knockour Hill - Mount Misery and Blairlinnans Strip.
Photos of Whinney Hill
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Inchmurrin Johnny Durnan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Inchmoan Iain Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Inchfad Gordon Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Whinney Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 170 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (190 mm)
- Driest month
- June (79 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 190 | 126 | 134 | 80 | 84 | 79 | 91 | 111 | 149 | 175 | 170 | 171 |
How to get to Whinney Hill
The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 26 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 19 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 58 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 75 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 26 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnortheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 181 kmsouthwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whinney Hill
Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 3,723 natural sites, 1,169 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km328 places
- Inchlonaig Island 9 kmN
- Inchcailloch Island 6 kmN
- Ellens Isle Island 25 kmN
- Aber Isle Island 5 kmN
25–60 km1,445 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 36 kmSW
- Troon Beach Beach 54 kmS
- Hunterston Sands Beach 39 kmSW
- Little Cumbrae Island Island 41 kmSW
60–100 km3,287 places
- Isle of Arran Island 64 kmSW
- Ayr Beach Beach 63 kmS
- Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmE
- Cramond beach Beach 79 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balloch Village, West Dunbartonshire2.9 km S -
Alexandria Town, West Dunbartonshire3.6 km S
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Bonhill Town, West Dunbartonshire5 km S -
Vale of Leven Town, West Dunbartonshire6 km S
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Renton Village, West Dunbartonshire5.9 km S
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Mill of Haldane Neighbourhood, West Dunbartonshire2.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Knockour Hill - Mount Misery Mountain, West Dunbartonshire1 km N
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Blairlinnans Strip Mountain, West Dunbartonshire1.5 km NE
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Inchmurrin Island, West Dunbartonshire3.4 km NW
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Duncryne Mountain, West Dunbartonshire4 km NE
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Dun Sheock Island, West Dunbartonshire3.7 km NW
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Bromley Muir Mountain, West Dunbartonshire4.8 km SW
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Creinch Island, West Dunbartonshire4.5 km N
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Inchfad Island, Stirling6.6 km N
Sources & licences
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