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Bishop's Seat

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 55°57′11″ N 4°59′42″ W

Map showing the location of Bishop's Seat Bishop's Seat
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
504 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dunoon
4.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport36 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport57 km

About Bishop's Seat

Bishop's Seat is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 504 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Eilligan and The Socach.

Climate of Bishop's Seat

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 174 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (191 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Bishop's Seat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°12°13°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°6°9°8°7°4°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)19112314586838699118158172174180

How to get to Bishop's Seat

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 47 km to the east.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 36 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmsoutheast
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 72 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 47 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 138 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 162 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bishop's Seat

Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 3,233 natural sites, 1,247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km336 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 21 kmS
  • Inchmarnock Island 21 kmSW
  • Isle of Bute Island 15 kmSW
  • Green Island Island 15 kmE

25–60 km1,700 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 42 kmS
  • Ayr Beach Beach 59 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 51 kmSE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 26 kmS

60–100 km2,568 places

  • Colonsay Island 77 kmW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 76 kmW
  • Oronsay Island 98 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dunoon Town, Argyll and Bute
    4.2 km E
  • Sandbank Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.3 km NE
  • Strone Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.6 km NE
  • Innellan Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.1 km S
  • Bullwood Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.2 km SE
  • Clachaig Village, Argyll and Bute
    4.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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