Skip to content
Geonivora
Natural site

Glen Golly

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°21′00″ N 4°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Golly Glen Golly
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
154 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Alltnacaillich
4.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport95 km
SYY Stornoway Airport97 km

About Glen Golly

Glen Golly is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Strath More and Feinne-bheinn Mhor.

Climate of Glen Golly

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 187 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (187 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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
Climate of Glen Golly
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)165115146948597106123161179187168

How to get to Glen Golly

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 95 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 205 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 95 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 97 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 234 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 278 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Glen Golly

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 2,008 natural sites, 594 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km421 places

  • Eilean Hoan Island 24 kmN
  • Eilean Dubh Island 18 kmN
  • Eilean Ard Island 24 kmW
  • Eilean an Eireannaich Island 23 kmW

25–60 km1,062 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 57 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 27 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 27 kmW
  • Tanera More Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km1,157 places

  • Hoy Island 99 kmNE
  • Clett Island 74 kmNE
  • Moy Island Island 89 kmS
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 86 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources