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Natural site

Glen Ey

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 56°56′00″ N 3°29′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Ey Glen Ey
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
743 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Inverey
3.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
DND Dundee Airport60 km
INV Inverness Airport76 km

About Glen Ey

Glen Ey is a natural site. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Creag an Fhuathais and Sgor Mor North Top.

Climate of Glen Ey

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (175 mm)
Driest month
June (78 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 Glen Ey
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°4°7°11°14°15°15°11°8°4°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°2°5°7°6°4°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1751131258283787892122152141143

How to get to Glen Ey

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (84 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 60 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 60 kmsoutheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 76 kmnorthwest
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 84 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 87 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 111 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 128 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 247 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glen Ey

Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 3,527 natural sites, 659 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km492 places

  • Loch Vrotachan Lake 5 kmSE
  • Loch Valigan Lake 19 kmSW
  • Loch Tilt Lake 11 kmW
  • Shechernich Loch Lake 18 kmS

25–60 km1,481 places

  • Isle of Spar Island 50 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 60 kmNW
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 48 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 40 kmW

60–100 km2,316 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 78 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 73 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Inverey Village, Aberdeenshire
    3.8 km N
  • Newbigging Village, Aberdeenshire
    4.9 km NE
  • Corriemulzie Village, Aberdeenshire
    5.9 km N
  • Muir Village, Aberdeenshire
    7.2 km NW
  • Auchendryne Neighbourhood, Aberdeenshire
    9.3 km NE
  • Braemar Village, Aberdeenshire
    9.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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