- Elevation
- 86 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- ILY Islay Airport7 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport43 km
About Glenastle Loch
Glenastle Loch is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 86 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Islay Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Maol Mhor and Lower Glen Astle.
Photos of Glenastle Loch
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Mull of Oa Peter Fairhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glenastle Loch
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- January (171 mm)
- Driest month
- May (60 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 103 | 129 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 94 | 109 | 136 | 160 | 155 | 151 |
How to get to Glenastle Loch
The nearest airport is Islay Airport (ILY), 7 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 116 km to the south.
Airports
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 7 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 43 kmsoutheast
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 85 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 116 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 131 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 227 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 255 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glenastle Loch
Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 1,386 natural sites, 743 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km169 places
- Texa Island Island 9 kmE
- Oversay Island Island 15 kmNW
- Islay Island 21 kmN
- Eilean a’ Chùirn Island 18 kmE
25–60 km551 places
- Colonsay Island 50 kmN
- Kiloran Beach Beach 54 kmN
- Portstewart Beach Beach 57 kmSW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 59 kmSW
60–100 km1,475 places
- Isle of Arran Island 66 kmE
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 88 kmE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 88 kmE
- Benone Beach Beach 63 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ballychatrigan Village, Argyll and Bute3.8 km SE -
Port Ellen Village, Argyll and Bute6.9 km E
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Kintra Village, Argyll and Bute4 km NE
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Imeraval Neighbourhood, Argyll and Bute5.6 km E
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Glenegedale Village, Argyll and Bute7.5 km N
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Laphroaig Village, Argyll and Bute8.9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Maol Mhor Mountain, Argyll and Bute0.6 km SW
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Lower Glen Astle Natural site, Scotland0.8 km SW
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Maol Buidhe Mountain, Argyll and Bute1 km N
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The Oa Natural site, Scotland1.4 km N
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Cnoc Dhugail Mountain, Argyll and Bute2 km E
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Loch nan Gillean Lake, Argyll and Bute1.9 km SE
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Dun nam Fiann Mountain, Argyll and Bute2.7 km W
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Loch Àrd Achadh Lake, Argyll and Bute2.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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