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Long Loch

Located in East Renfrewshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°44′35″ N 4°25′34″ W

Map showing the location of Long Loch Long Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
231 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Neilston
4.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport14 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport29 km

About Long Loch

Long Loch is a lake. Location: East Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elevation: 231 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include James's Hill and Cairn Hill.

Climate of Long Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (159 mm)
Driest month
April (71 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 Long Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°10°9°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)15911112371747382100134155152150

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Long Loch

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 14 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 17 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 14 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 29 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 17 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 80 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 121 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 198 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Long Loch

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 3,571 natural sites, 1,138 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

  • Newshot Island Island 18 kmN
  • Queenside Loch Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lochgoin Reservoir Lake 8 kmSE
  • Loch Libo Lake 5 kmNW

25–60 km1,192 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 54 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 31 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 34 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 27 kmSW

60–100 km3,492 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 83 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 75 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 86 kmE
  • Scarba Island 94 kmNW

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