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Fox Cairn

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°06′38″ N 3°10′46″ W

Map showing the location of Fox Cairn Fox Cairn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
657 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tornahaish
5.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport60 km
INV Inverness Airport71 km

About Fox Cairn

Fox Cairn is a mountain. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 657 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Carn a' Bhacain and Camock Hill.

Climate of Fox Cairn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (132 mm)
Driest month
July (64 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 Fox Cairn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°11°14°16°15°12°9°5°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1328590656866647796119108107

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Fox Cairn

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 60 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 66 km to the east.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 60 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 71 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 74 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 66 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 72 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 129 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 257 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Fox Cairn

Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 2,884 natural sites, 526 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km403 places

  • Loch Muick Lake 20 kmS
  • Loch Kinord Lake 17 kmE
  • Loch Esk Lake 24 kmS
  • Dubh Lochan Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km1,334 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 53 kmE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 51 kmN
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 48 kmN
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 60 kmNW

60–100 km1,771 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 68 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 69 kmN
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 67 kmE

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