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Natural site

Glen Lonan

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°23′00″ N 5°20′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Lonan Glen Lonan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
371 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oban
9.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport80 km
TRE Tiree Airport96 km

About Glen Lonan

Glen Lonan is a natural site. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Ghlas and Cnoc Eoin.

Climate of Glen Lonan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 202 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (215 mm)
Driest month
May (87 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 Lonan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°14°16°16°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)215139160988793112132178200202205

How to get to Glen Lonan

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 88 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 80 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 96 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 141 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 202 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glen Lonan

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 3,812 natural sites, 1,390 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km629 places

  • Eriska Island 17 kmN
  • Torsa Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 24 kmN
  • Shuna Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km1,954 places

  • Scarba Island 33 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 48 kmNW
  • Cala Island 45 kmS
  • Ulva Island 57 kmW

60–100 km2,711 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 73 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 65 kmSW
  • Eigg Island 77 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Oban Town, Argyll and Bute
    9.3 km NW
  • Dunbeg Village, Argyll and Bute
    9.6 km NW
  • Fearnoch Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.4 km N
  • Kilmore Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.7 km W
  • Bragleenbeg Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.8 km SW
  • Taynuilt Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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