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Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°18′11″ N 5°08′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
464 m
above sea level
Nearest town
North Tullich
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport65 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport96 km

About Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche

Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche is a lake. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 464 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Cruach na Gearr-choise and Mullach nam Maol.

Climate of Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 202 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (222 mm)
Driest month
May (93 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 Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°8°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)2221421631009396112135179202202208

How to get to Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 65 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 73 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 65 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 96 kmsouth
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 98 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 127 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 135 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 196 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lochan Dubh na Cruaiche

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 3,774 natural sites, 1,388 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km550 places

  • Inishail Island 8 kmNE
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 10 kmNE
  • Kilmaronag Islands Island 22 kmNW
  • Eilean an t-Sagairt Island 6 kmN

25–60 km1,914 places

  • Scarba Island 39 kmW
  • Eriska Island 31 kmNW
  • Cala Island 44 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 30 kmW

60–100 km2,809 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 61 kmS
  • Colonsay Island 72 kmW
  • Eigg Island 92 kmNW

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