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Cottown

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°27′20″ N 2°18′09″ W

Map showing the location of Cottown Cottown
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
89 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport29 km
INV Inverness Airport105 km

About Cottown

Cottown is a village. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 89 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Gight Castle and Hill of Blairfowl.

Climate of Cottown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (51 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 Cottown
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)725156535256606471757768

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Cottown

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 37 km to the south.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 29 kmsouth
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 105 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 37 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 117 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 176 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 214 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 280 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cottown

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 1,313 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 24 kmS
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 25 kmSE
  • Inch Geck Island 22 kmSE
  • Logg Island Island 19 kmW

25–60 km556 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 55 kmW
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 39 kmNW
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 36 kmS
  • Keith Inch Island 32 kmE

60–100 km932 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 65 kmNW
  • Island Roary Island 62 kmW
  • Craigroy Island Island 63 kmW
  • Stony Island Island 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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