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Cow Hill

Located in West Lothian, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′54″ N 3°38′38″ W

Map showing the location of Cow Hill Cow Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
209 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Linlithgow
4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport17 km
GLA Glasgow Airport50 km

About Cow Hill

Cow Hill is a mountain. Location: West Lothian, Scotland. Elevation: 209 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Bowden Hill and Gormyre Hill.

Climate of Cow Hill

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 Cow Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)12889996064667079105121118123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cow Hill

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 28 km to the east.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 17 kmeast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 50 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 68 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 28 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 39 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 71 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 164 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 168 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cow Hill

Within 100 km: 210 historic and cultural sites, 3,307 natural sites, 810 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • Cramond beach Beach 22 kmE
  • Inchcolm Island 23 kmNE
  • Inch Island 21 kmNW
  • Spiers Island Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km1,351 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 29 kmNE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 33 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 51 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 51 kmNE

60–100 km2,750 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 82 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 78 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 82 kmW

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