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Black Water

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°36′00″ N 5°45′00″ W

Map showing the location of Black Water Black Water
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
207 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Claggan
2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport70 km
ILY Islay Airport107 km

About Black Water

Black Water is a river. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Meall Achadh a' Chuirn and Tom na Dubh Ghlaic.

Climate of Black Water

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 256 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (272 mm)
Driest month
May (102 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 Water
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)272167212123102107132159223242256253

How to get to Black Water

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 70 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 124 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 70 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 107 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 114 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 124 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 171 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 174 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 223 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmeast

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

Day trips from Black Water

Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 3,673 natural sites, 1,331 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km439 places

  • Oronsay Island 13 kmNW
  • Eriska Island 22 kmE
  • Shuna Island Island 22 kmE
  • Eilean Shona Island 22 kmN

25–60 km1,791 places

  • Eigg Island 42 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 46 kmS
  • Ulva Island 32 kmSW
  • Treshnish Isles Island 41 kmW

60–100 km2,814 places

  • Hebrides Island 77 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 84 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 89 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 66 kmSW

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