Gargrie Island
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°50′12″ N 4°39′26″ W
- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport74 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport82 km
About Gargrie Island
Gargrie Island is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Scart Islands and Kid Islands.
Climate of Gargrie Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 85 | 97 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 97 | 114 | 134 | 131 | 124 |
How to get to Gargrie Island
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 86 km to the west.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmnorth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 82 kmwest
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 86 kmwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 117 kmnorth
- Blackpool Population: 145K 154 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 155 kmnortheast
- Preston Population: 313.3K 174 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gargrie Island
Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 1,553 natural sites, 448 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km180 places
- Isle-na-Gower Island 16 kmN
- Kid Islands Island 1 kmE
- Isle of Whithorn Island 25 kmSE
- Scart Islands Island 1 kmN
25–60 km714 places
- Murrays Isles Island 27 kmE
- Lighthouse Island Island 58 kmW
- Hestan Island Island 54 kmE
- Islands of Fleet Island 29 kmE
60–100 km1,261 places
- Isle of Arran Island 93 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 78 kmSE
- Powillimount Beach Beach 70 kmE
- Ayr Beach Beach 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craignarget Village, Dumfries and Galloway3.8 km W
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Loch Head Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km SE
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Gillespie Village, Dumfries and Galloway4.9 km W
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Elrig Village, Dumfries and Galloway5.8 km SE
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Auchenmalg Village, Dumfries and Galloway6.1 km W
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Port William Village, Dumfries and Galloway9.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scart Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.1 km N
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Kid Islands Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.3 km E
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Mochrum Loch Lake, Scotland0.6 km SE
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Long Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.7 km NE
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Castle Loch Lake, Scotland0.7 km SW
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Round Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway0.8 km NE
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Scar Island Island, Dumfries and Galloway1.4 km NE
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Mochrum Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway2.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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