- Elevation
- 362 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport85 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport110 km
About An Socach
An Socach is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 362 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Meall Meadhonach and Strath Shinary.
Photos of An Socach
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Farrmheall Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of An Socach
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 183 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- December (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (183 mm)
- Driest month
- May (80 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 159 | 110 | 139 | 90 | 80 | 94 | 103 | 120 | 159 | 175 | 183 | 163 |
How to get to An Socach
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 85 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 227 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 85 kmwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 110 kmeast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 118 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 254 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 295 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 301 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from An Socach
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,807 natural sites, 589 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km369 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 22 kmSW
- Whale Islet Island 11 kmSW
- Eilean Hoan Island 20 kmNE
- Handa Island Island 17 kmSW
25–60 km770 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 58 kmSW
- Tanera More Island 58 kmSW
- Summer Isles Island 60 kmSW
- Soyea Island Island 43 kmSW
60–100 km1,279 places
- Clett Island 85 kmE
- Tannaraidh Island 93 kmSW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 91 kmSW
- Crois Eilean Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Badcall Village, Highland3.8 km SW
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Badcall Village, Highland3.8 km SW
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Inshegra Village, Highland4 km S
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Rhuvoult Village, Highland4.4 km SW
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Kinlochbervie Village, Highland4.6 km SW
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Oldshoremore Village, Highland5.8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall Meadhonach Mountain, Highland0.6 km SE
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Strath Shinary Natural site, Highland2.5 km NW
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Beinn a' Chraisg Mountain, Highland2.8 km W
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Farrmheall Mountain, Highland4.3 km E
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An Grianan Mountain, Highland4.1 km N
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Rubha na Cloiche Lomaidh Mountain, Highland4.2 km SW
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Creag an Lochain Duibh Mountain, Highland4.2 km S
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Cnoc nan Cro Mountain, Highland4.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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