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Island

Inch Garvie

Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 56°00′03″ N 3°23′11″ W

Inch Garvie
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Nearest town
Queensferry
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport6 km
DND Dundee Airport55 km

About Inch Garvie

Inch Garvie is an island. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Inchgarvie or Inch Garvie is a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth. On the rocks around the island sit four caissons that make up the foundations of the Forth Bridge. Inchgarvie's fortifications pre-date the modern period. In the days when boats were the only way to cross the Firth of Forth, the island was on the main route between North Queensferry in Fife and South Queensferry in Lothian. This made it strategically important.

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At a glance

Area
0.8 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Inch Garvie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (91 mm)
Driest month
April (50 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 Inch Garvie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°6°9°10°10°8°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)916272505961626377898185

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Inch Garvie

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 6 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 13 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 6 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 13 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 57 kmwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmnortheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 150 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 160 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Inch Garvie

Within 100 km: 242 historic and cultural sites, 3,188 natural sites, 722 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km277 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 12 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 6 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 18 kmE
  • Inchkeith Island 16 kmE

25–60 km1,097 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 34 kmE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 47 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 40 kmN
  • Isle of May Island 56 kmE

60–100 km2,778 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 99 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 95 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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