- Elevation
- 302 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport76 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport101 km
About Ben Tongue
Ben Tongue is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 302 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc an Fhreiceadain and Meall nan Clach Ruadha.
Photos of Ben Tongue
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Cnoc an Fhreiceadain Brian Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ben Tongue
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 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° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 99 | 124 | 81 | 75 | 85 | 92 | 106 | 135 | 149 | 159 | 142 |
How to get to Ben Tongue
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 203 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 101 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 108 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 241 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 292 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 293 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ben Tongue
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 1,737 natural sites, 536 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km255 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 7 kmNE
- Rabbit Islands Island 4 kmN
- Neave Island Island 8 kmNE
- Eilean Iosal Island 8 kmN
25–60 km909 places
- Clett Island 52 kmE
- Eilean Dubh Island 49 kmSW
- Whale Islet Island 44 kmW
- Oldany Island Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km1,150 places
- Hoy Island 75 kmNE
- Flotta Island 83 kmNE
- Hesta Head Natural site 92 kmE
- Eilean a' Char Island 81 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Coldbackie Village, Highland1.5 km NE
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Strathtongue Village, Highland1.6 km NE
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Dallcharn Village, Highland1.8 km E
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Skullomie Village, Highland2.6 km NE -
Blandy Village, Highland2 km NE
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Braetongue Village, Highland2.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain Mountain, Highland0.9 km NE
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Meall nan Clach Ruadha Mountain, Highland1.8 km S
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Beinn Bhreac Mountain, Highland2.4 km S
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Ben Blandy Mountain, Highland2.5 km NE
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Kyle of Tongue Natural site, Highland3 km SW
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Meall Leathad na Craoibhe Mountain, Highland3.2 km S
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Eilean Thunga Island, Highland3 km W
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An Garbh-chnoc Mountain, Highland3.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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