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Black Loch

Located in Fifeshire, Fife Coordinates: 56°08′00″ N 3°29′00″ W

Map showing the location of Black Loch Black Loch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
268 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kelty
6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EDI Edinburgh Airport22 km
DND Dundee Airport45 km

About Black Loch

Black Loch is a lake. Location: Fifeshire, Fife. Elevation: 268 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Loch Glow and Park Hill.

Climate of Black Loch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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 Black Loch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)916272505961626377898185

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Loch

The nearest airport is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 27 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 22 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 45 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 66 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 49 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 141 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 175 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Black Loch

Within 100 km: 208 historic and cultural sites, 3,257 natural sites, 753 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 18 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 21 kmSE
  • Inchkeith Island 24 kmSE
  • Inchcolm Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,159 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 31 kmSE
  • Gullane Beach Beach 41 kmE
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Mugdrum Island Island 28 kmNE

60–100 km2,807 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 99 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 99 kmSW
  • Inchlonaig Island 70 kmW

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