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Otter Isle

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°04′49″ N 4°03′57″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
122 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balmaclellan
3.1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport57 km
GLA Glasgow Airport91 km

About Otter Isle

Otter Isle is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Barlay Hill and Lowes Lochs.

Climate of Otter Isle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 165 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (165 mm)
Driest month
June (77 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 Otter Isle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)16410812178887777104137161165164

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Otter Isle

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 88 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 112 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 131 kmsouthwest
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 155 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 157 kmeast

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

Day trips from Otter Isle

Within 100 km: 309 historic and cultural sites, 2,657 natural sites, 652 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km408 places

  • Green Island Island 6 kmS
  • Grainyford Isle Island 19 kmS
  • Germany Isle Island 20 kmSW
  • Danevale Island Island 13 kmSE

25–60 km1,085 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 38 kmSE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 56 kmNW
  • Murrays Isles Island 31 kmS
  • Hestan Island Island 32 kmSE

60–100 km2,125 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 95 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 94 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 72 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Balmaclellan Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.1 km W
  • Holy Croft Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    3.8 km NW
  • New Galloway Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    4.8 km W
  • Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    5.3 km SW
  • Drumwhirn Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.7 km E
  • Dalry Village, Dumfries and Galloway
    6.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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