Strool Bay
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 54°56′35″ N 5°11′16″ W
- Elevation
- 0 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport57 km
- CAL Campbeltown Airport64 km
About Strool Bay
Strool Bay is a natural site. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Drumahowen Bay and Slouchnawen Bay.
Photos of Strool Bay
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Corsewall Lighthouse Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Strool Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 111 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- October (114 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 78 | 83 | 60 | 53 | 65 | 71 | 89 | 93 | 114 | 111 | 109 |
How to get to Strool Bay
The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 57 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (73 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 61 km to the southwest.
Airports
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 57 kmsouthwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 64 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 73 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 61 kmsouthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 118 kmnortheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 169 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 187 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 192 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Strool Bay
Within 100 km: 79 historic and cultural sites, 1,264 natural sites, 459 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km106 places
- Isle of Lochnaw Island 4 kmSE
- Heron Isle Island 16 kmE
- Well Island Island 4 kmSE
- Duck Island Island 4 kmSE
25–60 km511 places
- West Maiden Island 35 kmW
- Sheep Island Island 46 kmNW
- Sanda Island Island 45 kmNW
- Reagh Island Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km1,185 places
- Isle of Arran Island 73 kmN
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 93 kmN
- Ayr Beach Beach 67 kmNE
- Troon Beach Beach 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Drumahowen Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway1.5 km S
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Slouchnawen Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway1.9 km S
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Wee Port Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway2.4 km S
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Salt Pan Bay Natural site, Scotland2.7 km N
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Dounam Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km N
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Portnaughan Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway4.4 km N
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Bine Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.5 km NE
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Portlong Bay Natural site, Dumfries and Galloway3.8 km N
Sources & licences
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