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Blackwood

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°26′22″ N 5°24′14″ W

Map showing the location of Blackwood Blackwood
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport82 km
SYY Stornoway Airport103 km

About Blackwood

Blackwood is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 22 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Carn Mor SW Top and Cnoc nan Each.

Climate of Blackwood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 282 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (282 mm)
Driest month
May (110 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 Blackwood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)279186231125110121135155232261282278

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Blackwood

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 183 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 103 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 118 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 183 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 189 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 202 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 214 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 318 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Blackwood

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 4,129 natural sites, 1,093 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km493 places

  • Eilean Donan Island 20 kmS
  • An Garbh-eilean Island 17 kmSW
  • Kishorn Island Island 16 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chaoil Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,919 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 53 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 40 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 39 kmSW
  • Moy Island Island 54 kmE

60–100 km2,843 places

  • Hebrides Island 100 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 98 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 76 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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