- Elevation
- 0 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EDI Edinburgh Airport47 km
- DND Dundee Airport50 km
About The Gegan
The Gegan is an island. Location: East Lothian, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Seacliff Beach and Oxroad Bay.
Photos of The Gegan
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Craigleith Brendandh at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Berwick Law Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Gegan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (63 mm)
- Driest month
- April (38 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 58 | 54 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to The Gegan
The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 47 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 37 km to the west.
Airports
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 47 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 50 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 114 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 37 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 51 kmnorthwest
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 103 kmwest
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 126 kmnorth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 137 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Gegan
Within 100 km: 305 historic and cultural sites, 2,156 natural sites, 488 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km102 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 13 kmW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 1 kmSE
- Isle of May Island 15 kmN
- Lamb Island Island 7 kmW
25–60 km785 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 36 kmW
- Cramond beach Beach 42 kmW
- Portobello Beach Beach 31 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 56 kmSE
60–100 km2,062 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 96 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 79 kmSE
- Old Law Island 70 kmSE
- North Wamses Island 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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North Berwick Town, East Lothian5.2 km W -
Whitekirk Village, East Lothian3.5 km S -
Dunbar Town, East Lothian9.8 km SE -
East Linton Village, East Lothian7.6 km S
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Tyninghame Village, East Lothian5.7 km S -
West Barns Village, East Lothian8.6 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Seacliff Beach Beach, East Lothian0.3 km SE
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Oxroad Bay Natural site, Scotland0.5 km W
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Canty Bay Natural site, East Lothian0.9 km SW
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Gin Head Natural site, East Lothian1.5 km NW
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Tantallon Castle Historic site, East Lothian0.9 km SW
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Berwick Law Mountain, East Lothian4.8 km W
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Whitekirk Hill Mountain, East Lothian3 km S
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Craigleith Island, East Lothian5.5 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fidra Island, East Lothian9.3 km W -
Eyebroughy Island, East Lothian11 km W -
Lamb Island Island, East Lothian7 km W
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Peffer Burn River, East Lothian3.4 km SE
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Sotuh Dog Island, East Lothian9.3 km W
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North Dog Island, East Lothian9.4 km W
Sources & licences
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