- Elevation
- 406 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport82 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport123 km
About Glen Gloy
Glen Gloy is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Beith Og and Coire Ceirsle Hill.
Climate of Glen Gloy
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 246 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- January (270 mm)
- Driest month
- May (96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 270 | 174 | 213 | 106 | 96 | 102 | 117 | 138 | 201 | 225 | 246 | 260 |
How to get to Glen Gloy
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 82 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (123 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 126 km to the south.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmnortheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 123 kmsouth
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 125 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 126 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 151 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 168 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 271 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Gloy
Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 5,092 natural sites, 1,291 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km400 places
- Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 14 kmN
- Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 13 kmN
- Eilean na Cloinne Island 16 kmNW
- Eilean an Fheidh Island 21 kmNW
25–60 km2,136 places
- Eriska Island 58 kmSW
- Shuna Island Island 52 kmSW
- Sandaig Islands Island 57 kmNW
- Samalaman Island Island 60 kmW
60–100 km3,892 places
- Isle of Skye Island 93 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 88 kmNW
- Eigg Island 80 kmW
- Scalpay Island 78 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Letterfinlay Village, Highland3.8 km N
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Spean Bridge Village, Highland7.8 km SW
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Bohuntine Village, Highland5.9 km S
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Inverroy Village, Highland6.3 km S
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Clunes Village, Highland6.4 km W
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Bohenie Village, Highland5.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beith Og Mountain, Highland1.6 km N
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Coire Ceirsle Hill Mountain, Highland3 km SW
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Beinn a' Mhonicag Mountain, Highland3.2 km SE
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Torr a' Challtuinn Mountain, Highland3.2 km W
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Beinn Iaruinn Mountain, Highland3.6 km NE
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Creagan a' Mhuilinn Mountain, Highland3.6 km S
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Druim Ghlaoidh Mountain, Highland4.2 km N
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Beinn Iaruinn East Top Mountain, Highland4.4 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Meall na Teanga Mountain, Highland6.5 km NW -
Sron a' Choire Ghairbh Mountain, Highland8 km NW -
Carn a' Ghrianain Mountain, Highland4.8 km W
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Meall nan Luath Mountain, Highland4.8 km SW
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Gleann Glas Dhoire Natural site, Highland7.1 km SE
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Druim Liath Mountain, Highland5.8 km W
Sources & licences
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