- Elevation
- 210 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport56 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport69 km
About Carrol Rock
Carrol Rock is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 210 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Gilbert's Hill and Loch Brora.
Photos of Carrol Rock
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Ben Horn Peter Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Carrol Rock
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 81 | 102 | 66 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 87 | 107 | 117 | 123 | 113 |
How to get to Carrol Rock
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 150 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 56 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 69 kmnortheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 119 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 150 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 185 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 238 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 243 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 371 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carrol Rock
Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 2,573 natural sites, 674 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km211 places
- Innis Mhòr Island 21 kmS
- Paterson-Island Island 24 kmS
- Craig Carnaig Island 19 kmS
- Eilean nam Faoileag Island 2 kmSE
25–60 km839 places
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 54 kmSE
- Rabbit Islands Island 60 kmNW
- Neave Island Island 60 kmN
- Neave Island / Comb Island Island 59 kmN
60–100 km2,250 places
- Hoy Island 98 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 70 kmSE
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 80 kmSE
- Clett Island 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Gordonbush Village, Highland0.9 km NE
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Brora Village, Highland7.5 km SE -
Golspie Village, Highland8 km S -
Wester Clynekirkton Village, Highland4.8 km E
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Clynekirkton Village, Highland4.8 km E
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West Clyne Village, Highland5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gilbert's Hill Mountain, Highland0.9 km W
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Loch Brora Lake, Highland0.9 km NE
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Kilbraur Hill Mountain, Highland2 km W
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Eilean nam Faoileag Island, Highland2.2 km SE
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Ben Horn Mountain, Highland3.9 km SW
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Meall Coire Aghaisgeig Mountain, Highland3 km SW
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Killin Rock Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
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Meall Horn Mountain, Highland3.3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Dunrobin Glen Natural site, Highland5.9 km SW
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Ben Horn South Top Mountain, Highland3.9 km SW
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Beinn Smeorail Mountain, Highland4.4 km NE
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Beinn Cos a' Bhaich Mountain, Highland4.4 km SW
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Col-bheinn Mountain, Highland5.3 km NE
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Glen Loth Natural site, Highland10 km NE
Sources & licences
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