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Natural site

Gleann Chorainn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°30′00″ N 4°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gleann Chorainn Gleann Chorainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
243 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Scardroy
4.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport52 km
SYY Stornoway Airport116 km

About Gleann Chorainn

Gleann Chorainn is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Creagan a' Chaorainn and Carn a' Mhadaidh-ruaidh.

Climate of Gleann Chorainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 290 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (305 mm)
Driest month
May (120 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 Gleann Chorainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°16°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)305207251132120126138162235271290294

How to get to Gleann Chorainn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 52 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 165 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 52 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 116 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 147 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 174 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 186 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 202 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 329 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gleann Chorainn

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 4,314 natural sites, 994 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km402 places

  • Moy Island Island 24 kmE
  • Eilean Aigas Island 23 kmE
  • Eilean nan Uan Island 20 kmNE
  • Eilean an Daraich Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,938 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 41 kmNW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 42 kmNW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 59 kmSW
  • Isle Martin Island 54 kmN

60–100 km3,011 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 83 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 70 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 69 kmW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 66 kmNW

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