- Elevation
- 253 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport68 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport115 km
About An Gead Loch
An Gead Loch is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 253 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Bheag and Beinn Bheag South Top.
Photos of An Gead Loch
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Maoile Lunndaidh Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lurg Mhor David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgùrr na Lapaich Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Beinn Dronaig Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sgurr a' Chaorachain Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of An Gead Loch
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 306 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (318 mm)
- Driest month
- May (125 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 318 | 215 | 265 | 143 | 125 | 132 | 146 | 170 | 249 | 286 | 306 | 308 |
How to get to An Gead Loch
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 168 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 68 kmeast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 115 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 133 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 180 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 187 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 201 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 316 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Gead Loch
Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,310 natural sites, 1,033 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km455 places
- Eilean an Fhraoich Island 25 kmW
- Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 17 kmE
- Sgeir Fhada Island 19 kmW
- Eilean Dubhain Island 14 kmW
25–60 km1,989 places
- Island of Raasay Island 55 kmW
- Scalpay Island 52 kmW
- Moy Island Island 41 kmNE
- Eilean Tigh Island 52 kmW
60–100 km2,939 places
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmW
- Eigg Island 83 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmW
- Oronsay Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Craig Village, Highland11 km NW
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Lochcarron Village, Highland21 km W -
Carnach Village, Highland13 km SW
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Balnacra Village, Highland15 km NW
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Coulags Village, Highland15 km W
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Strathcarron Village, Highland17 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Bheag Mountain, Highland1.2 km S
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Beinn Bheag South Top Mountain, Highland2.2 km S
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Lurg Mhor Mountain, Highland4.4 km W
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An Cruachan Mountain, Highland3.2 km S
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Meallan Buidhe Mountain, Highland3.4 km E
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An Riabhachan Mountain, Highland5.2 km SE -
Meallan Buidhe an Fheadain Mountain, Highland3.6 km SE
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Meall Mor Mountain, Highland3.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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