Inch Mickery
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland Coordinates: 56°00′41″ N 3°16′25″ W
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Inch Mickery
Inch Mickery is an island. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland.
Inchmickery is a small island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. It is about two miles (3.2 km) north of Edinburgh. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic, Innis nam Biocaire, meaning Isle of the Vicars, implying that there may have been an old ecclesiastical or Culdee settlement here, as in nearby Inchcolm. It features occasionally in a riddle, "How many inches is the Forth?", playing on a pun on 'Inch' (Innis), the Gaelic word for island, and inch, the imperial measurement.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Site of Special Scientific Interest
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 78 sights and natural places within 10 km Oxcars Lighthouse, Cramond Island
Climate of Inch Mickery
Best months for sightseeing: June–September.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 49 | 58 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 64 | 68 |
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).
Other places to visit in this season: June · July · August · September
Airports nearest to Inch Mickery
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 9 km
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 51 km
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 74 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearest towns and villages
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Dalgety Bay Town, Fife5.5 km NW
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Aberdour Village, Fife5 km N
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Burntisland Town, Fife5.7 km NE
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Old Battery Village, Fife2.4 km NW
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Muirhouse Neighbourhood, Edinburgh4.5 km S
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Granton Village, Edinburgh4.5 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cramond Island Island, Edinburgh2.3 km SW -
Oxcars Lighthouse Landmark, Edinburgh1.3 km N -
Carcraig Island, Fife2.6 km N -
Inchcolm Island, Fife2.7 km NW
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Cramond beach Beach, Edinburgh3.8 km SW
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New England Mountain, Edinburgh4.9 km SW
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Braefoot Bay Natural site, Scotland3.7 km NW
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Barnhill Bay Natural site, Fife4.1 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Inch Garvie Island, Edinburgh7.1 km W -
River Almond River, Edinburgh3.9 km SW
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Portobello Beach Beach, Edinburgh12 km SE
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Brunstane Burn River, Edinburgh14 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources