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Cnoc Lon nan Eildean

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°28′33″ N 4°30′25″ W

Map showing the location of Cnoc Lon nan Eildean Cnoc Lon nan Eildean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
229 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Achuvoldrach
3.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport83 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport107 km

About Cnoc Lon nan Eildean

Cnoc Lon nan Eildean is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 229 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Kyle of Tongue and Garbh Chnoc.

Climate of Cnoc Lon nan Eildean

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 173 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (173 mm)
Driest month
May (79 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 Cnoc Lon nan Eildean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)15210713487799199115148164173155

How to get to Cnoc Lon nan Eildean

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 206 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 83 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 107 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 206 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 242 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 291 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 292 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cnoc Lon nan Eildean

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 1,786 natural sites, 541 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 13 kmNE
  • Rabbit Islands Island 10 kmNE
  • Neave Island Island 15 kmNE
  • Eilean Iosal Island 14 kmNE

25–60 km979 places

  • Clett Island 59 kmE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 42 kmSW
  • Whale Islet Island 37 kmW
  • Oldany Island Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km1,118 places

  • Hoy Island 82 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 90 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 99 kmE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 75 kmSW

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