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Back O Loch

Located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°56′01″ N 4°08′50″ W

Map showing the location of Back O Loch Back O Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport19 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport48 km

About Back O Loch

Back O Loch is a neighbourhood. Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Luggie Water and Gartshore Bing.

Climate of Back O Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Back O Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°15°17°19°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1561071166671687591125147144144

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Back O Loch

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 19 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 10 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 19 kmwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 48 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 55 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 10 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 59 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 94 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 187 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Back O Loch

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,790 natural sites, 1,044 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

  • Newshot Island Island 18 kmW
  • Spiers Island Island 18 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 9 kmNE
  • Loch Coulter Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km1,446 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmW
  • Troon Beach Beach 54 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 52 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 59 kmE

60–100 km3,392 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 61 kmSW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 65 kmE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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