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Cairn of Gowal

Located in Angus, Scotland Coordinates: 56°55′25″ N 3°16′19″ W

Map showing the location of Cairn of Gowal Cairn of Gowal
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
991 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spittal of Glenmuick
8.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
DND Dundee Airport55 km
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport72 km

About Cairn of Gowal

Cairn of Gowal is a mountain. Location: Angus, Scotland. Elevation: 991 m. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Cairn Bannoch and Cairn of Gowal South Top.

Climate of Cairn of Gowal

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
January (175 mm)
Driest month
June (80 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 Cairn of Gowal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°5°9°12°14°13°10°6°3°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-3°0°3°5°5°3°0°-3°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1751141268686808095123156144145

How to get to Cairn of Gowal

The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 55 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (72 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 54 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 72 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 83 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 54 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 75 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 108 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 133 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 241 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cairn of Gowal

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 3,154 natural sites, 591 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km465 places

  • Loch Wharral Lake 16 kmSE
  • Loch Vrotachan Lake 11 kmW
  • Loch Tilt Lake 24 kmW
  • Shechernich Loch Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,375 places

  • Isle of Spar Island 59 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 56 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 53 kmW
  • Island of Clunie Island 40 kmS

60–100 km2,010 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 67 kmNE
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 72 kmN
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 89 kmN
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 91 kmN

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