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Cruachan Charna

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°39′42″ N 5°53′17″ W

Map showing the location of Cruachan Charna Cruachan Charna
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
170 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glenborrodale
2.2 km NW
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport63 km
BRR Barra Airport103 km

About Cruachan Charna

Cruachan Charna is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Risga and Carna Island.

Climate of Cruachan Charna

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 255 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (272 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 Cruachan Charna
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°9°6°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°11°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)272165209121101105132160223241255249

How to get to Cruachan Charna

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 134 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 103 kmnorthwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 134 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 180 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 184 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 230 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 237 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cruachan Charna

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 3,532 natural sites, 1,307 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km396 places

  • Oronsay Island 2 kmW
  • Eilean Shona Island 14 kmN
  • Samalaman Island Island 21 kmN
  • Eorsa Island Island 25 kmSW

25–60 km1,650 places

  • Eigg Island 32 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 54 kmS
  • Eriska Island 33 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 56 kmNW

60–100 km2,824 places

  • Hebrides Island 66 kmNW
  • Isle of Skye Island 74 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 81 kmN
  • Colonsay Island 69 kmS

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