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Natural site

Balmacaan Forest

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°18′00″ N 4°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of Balmacaan Forest Balmacaan Forest
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
449 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Balnain
6.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport46 km
DND Dundee Airport138 km

About Balmacaan Forest

Balmacaan Forest is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Suidhe Ghuirmain and Carn an t-Sluic Dhuibh.

Climate of Balmacaan Forest

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 245 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (268 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 Balmacaan Forest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°14°16°16°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°-1°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)268175212107101105113136199226245254

How to get to Balmacaan Forest

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 139 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 46 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 138 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 142 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 156 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 162 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 175 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 311 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balmacaan Forest

Within 100 km: 46 historic and cultural sites, 4,691 natural sites, 1,036 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km433 places

  • Eilean Aigas Island 17 kmNE
  • Bàn Eilean Island 17 kmS
  • Eilean na Faoileige Island 25 kmS
  • Eilean nan Each Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km1,826 places

  • Moy Island Island 30 kmN
  • Eilean Donan Island 52 kmW
  • An Garbh-eilean Island 60 kmW
  • Kishorn Island Island 60 kmW

60–100 km3,514 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 95 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 85 kmW
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 93 kmE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 95 kmNE

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