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Cramond Island

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 55°59′36″ N 3°17′23″ W

Cramond Island
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Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cramond
2.5 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport7 km
DND Dundee Airport54 km

About Cramond Island

Cramond Island is an island. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Cramond Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chair Amain) is one of several islands in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, near Edinburgh. It lies off the foreshore at Cramond. It is 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) long and covers 19.03 acres (7.70 ha). The island is part of the Dalmeny Estate, owned by the Rosebery Estates Partnership.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
0.5 km
Area
7.7 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Cramond Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (78 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Cramond Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)755362475359616370786973

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cramond Island

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 7 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 54 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 73 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 7 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 56 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 62 kmwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 148 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 155 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Cramond Island

Within 100 km: 259 historic and cultural sites, 3,057 natural sites, 699 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km272 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 9 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 2 kmS
  • Portobello Beach Beach 12 kmE
  • Inchkeith Island 11 kmNE

25–60 km1,049 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 29 kmE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 41 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 40 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 50 kmNE

60–100 km2,694 places

  • Troon Beach Beach 100 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 89 kmE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 90 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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