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Golspie Burn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°58′00″ N 3°57′00″ W

Map showing the location of Golspie Burn Golspie Burn
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Golspie
1.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport48 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport74 km

About Golspie Burn

Golspie Burn is a river. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Beinn a' Bhragaidh and Dunrobin Glen.

Climate of Golspie Burn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (99 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Golspie Burn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)916379535563677588929989

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Golspie Burn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 48 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 74 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 177 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 229 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 235 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 363 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Golspie Burn

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 2,827 natural sites, 711 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km181 places

  • Innis Mhòr Island 13 kmS
  • Paterson-Island Island 15 kmS
  • Craig Carnaig Island 11 kmS
  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 7 kmN

25–60 km790 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 48 kmSE
  • Moy Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Eilean na Faoileig Island 43 kmSW
  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 27 kmW

60–100 km2,618 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 63 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 76 kmSE
  • Clett Island 77 kmN
  • Eilean a' Char Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Golspie Village, Highland
    1.8 km W
  • Backies Village, Highland
    2.1 km NW
  • Brora Village, Highland
    7.5 km NE
  • Culmaily Village, Highland
    3.9 km W
  • Doll Village, Highland
    5.2 km NE
  • Littleferry Village, Highland
    5.4 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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