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Natural site

Glen Markie

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°05′00″ N 4°20′00″ W

Map showing the location of Glen Markie Glen Markie
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
853 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumgask
6.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport54 km
DND Dundee Airport106 km

About Glen Markie

Glen Markie is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Cairn Ewen and Carn na Criche.

Climate of Glen Markie

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 210 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (243 mm)
Driest month
June (100 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 Glen Markie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°1°3°6°9°12°14°13°11°7°4°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-2°1°4°6°6°4°1°-2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)243158186103105100107125173204210214

How to get to Glen Markie

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 54 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (130 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 108 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 54 kmnorth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 106 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 130 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 108 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 136 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 136 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 290 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Glen Markie

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 4,830 natural sites, 1,018 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km439 places

  • Bàn Eilean Island 18 kmNW
  • Eilean an Righ Island 17 kmSW
  • Eilean na Cluanaich Island 14 kmE
  • Eilean nan Tunnag Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km1,735 places

  • Moy Island Island 54 kmN
  • Eilean Aigas Island 42 kmN
  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 27 kmW
  • Eilean Molach Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km3,732 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 87 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 95 kmNE
  • Eriska Island 90 kmSW
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 97 kmNW

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