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Binny Craig

Located in West Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′41″ N 3°32′02″ W

Map showing the location of Binny Craig Binny Craig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
221 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Linlithgow
5.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport10 km
GLA Glasgow Airport57 km

About Binny Craig

Binny Craig is a mountain. Location: West Lothian, Scotland. Elevation: 221 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Riccarton Hills and Philpstoun Bing North.

Climate of Binny Craig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Binny Craig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)12889996064667079105121118123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Binny Craig

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 10 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 21 km to the east.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 10 kmeast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 57 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 21 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 46 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 68 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 160 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 163 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Binny Craig

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 3,248 natural sites, 763 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km296 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 23 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 15 kmE
  • Inchcolm Island 17 kmNE
  • Spiers Island Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,234 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 26 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 45 kmE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 57 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 48 kmN

60–100 km2,713 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 88 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 84 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 89 kmW

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