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River Forsa

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°31′00″ N 5°54′00″ W

Map showing the location of River Forsa River Forsa
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
23 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glen Forsa
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport60 km
ILY Islay Airport95 km

About River Forsa

River Forsa is a river. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Eileanan Glasa and Cnoc Maol Mhucaig.

Climate of River Forsa

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 255 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
January (272 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 River Forsa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°10°7°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°9°11°13°12°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)272165209121101105132160223241255249

How to get to River Forsa

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 125 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 60 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 95 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 179 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 180 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 214 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 242 kmeast

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

Day trips from River Forsa

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 3,316 natural sites, 1,306 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

  • Oronsay Island 16 kmN
  • Ulva Island 21 kmW
  • Isle of Mull Island 11 kmS
  • Little Colonsay Island 23 kmW

25–60 km1,727 places

  • Colonsay Island 54 kmS
  • Eigg Island 46 kmN
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 49 kmS
  • Scarba Island 39 kmS

60–100 km2,583 places

  • Hebrides Island 75 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 90 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 97 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Glen Forsa Village, Argyll and Bute
    0.8 km S
  • Pennygown Village, Argyll and Bute
    1.9 km S
  • Aros Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.7 km W
  • Salen Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.9 km W
  • Gruline Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.4 km SW
  • Fiunary Village, Highland
    4.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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