- Elevation
- 210 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
- TRE Tiree Airport116 km
About Glen Kingie
Glen Kingie is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland.
Glen Kingie is a glen or valley in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland which opens onto Glen Garry at its north-eastern end at Kingie. It is drained by the River Kingie which rises at a 650m col between the peaks of An Eag and Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoidh. The river is fed by numerous burns both to north and south, key amongst which are Allt a' Chinn Bhric, Allt a' Choire Ghlais, Allt Coir' an Stangain Mhoir, Allt a' ùRiabhaich and Allt Torrain Dharaich.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Glen Kingie
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Gleouraich Michael Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gairich Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Spidean Mialach Ron Shirt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Glen Kingie
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 305 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (320 mm)
- Driest month
- May (119 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 320 | 211 | 266 | 139 | 119 | 127 | 145 | 169 | 250 | 282 | 305 | 311 |
How to get to Glen Kingie
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 92 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 144 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 116 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 133 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 144 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 153 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 175 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 275 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Kingie
Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,706 natural sites, 1,297 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km464 places
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 25 kmNW
- Eilean Tioram Island 23 kmNW
- Eilean Dubh Island 25 kmSW
- Eilean nam Meann Island 24 kmW
25–60 km2,047 places
- Eigg Island 58 kmW
- Scalpay Island 52 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 58 kmSW
- Eriska Island 57 kmS
60–100 km3,532 places
- Hebrides Island 95 kmW
- Isle of Skye Island 67 kmNW
- Island of Raasay Island 63 kmNW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 99 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Coille Mhorgil Village, Highland8 km NE
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Kinloch Hourn Village, Highland12 km NW -
Tomdoun Village, Highland14 km E
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Gairlochy Village, Highland20 km SE -
Inver Mallie Village, Highland15 km SE
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Inchlaggan Village, Highland15 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gairich Mountain, Highland1.3 km N
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Bac nam Foid Mountain, Highland1.8 km NE
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Mam an Doire Dhuinn Mountain, Highland3.1 km SE
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Meall a' Choire Leith Mountain, Highland3.3 km NW
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Meall a' Chait Mountain, Highland3.9 km NE
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Loch Blàir Lake, Highland3.6 km SE
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Sgurr Mhurlagain Mountain, Highland4.1 km S
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Sgurr an Fhuarain Mountain, Highland4.2 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Spidean Mialach Mountain, Highland7.1 km NE
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Gleouraich Mountain, Highland7.2 km N
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Stob Coire Loch Blair Mountain, Highland4.9 km SE
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Stob Loch Fearna Mountain, Highland5.2 km NE
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Meall a' Mheil Mountain, Highland5.5 km NE
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Beinn Bheag Mountain, Highland5.6 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources