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Natural site

Gleann Dubh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°15′00″ N 4°55′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gleann Dubh Gleann Dubh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
363 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Unapool
5.2 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport83 km
INV Inverness Airport94 km

About Gleann Dubh

Gleann Dubh is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Aird da Loch and Meall Dearg.

Climate of Gleann Dubh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 212 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
December (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (212 mm)
Driest month
May (92 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 Dubh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°6°9°12°14°15°15°13°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)19213416810592105115134179201212193

How to get to Gleann Dubh

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 83 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 208 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 94 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 109 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 269 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 276 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gleann Dubh

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 2,282 natural sites, 679 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km598 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 15 kmNW
  • Whale Islet Island 24 kmNW
  • Oldany Island Island 20 kmW
  • Meall Mòr Island 17 kmW

25–60 km1,020 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 40 kmSW
  • Tanera More Island 39 kmSW
  • Summer Isles Island 41 kmSW
  • Soyea Island Island 27 kmSW

60–100 km1,374 places

  • Clett Island 90 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 89 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 87 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 90 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Unapool Village, Highland
    5.2 km W
  • Kinloch Village, Highland
    6.1 km E
  • Kylesku Village, Highland
    6.1 km W
  • Achfary Village, Highland
    6.9 km N
  • Kylestrome Village, Highland
    7.4 km W
  • Lone Village, Highland
    9.5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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