Village

Gortenfern

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°40′48″ N 5°54′17″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 12 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: TRE Tiree Airport63 km; BRR Barra Airport101 km

About Gortenfern

Gortenfern is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 12 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Risga and Glenborrodale Castle.

Photos of Gortenfern

Risga Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Glenborrodale Castle Dave Fergusson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Gortenfern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 258 mm

Hottest month: August (day 17°)
Coldest month: February (night 4°)
Wettest month: January (266 mm)
Driest month: May (98 mm)

8° 4°

9° 5°

11° 6°

14° 9°

16° 11°

17° 13°

15° 11°

12° 8°

10° 6°

8° 4°

Jan

266

Feb

163

Mar

205

Apr

118

May

Jun

105

Jul

128

Aug

155

Sep

222

Oct

241

Nov

258

Dec

250

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 Gortenfern
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	14°	16°	17°	17°	15°	12°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	4°	4°	5°	6°	9°	11°	13°	13°	11°	8°	6°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	266	163	205	118	98	105	128	155	222	241	258	250

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Gortenfern

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 137 km to the southeast.

Airports

Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 63 kmwest
Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 101 kmnorthwest
Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 182 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 186 kmsoutheast
Belfast Population: 348K 232 kmsouth
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 238 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gortenfern

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 3,531 natural sites, 1,312 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km400 places

Oronsay Island 2 kmSW
Eilean Shona Island 12 kmN
Samalaman Island Island 20 kmN
Luinga Mhòr Island 25 kmN

25–60 km1,607 places

Eigg Island 29 kmNW
Scarba Island 57 kmS
Eriska Island 34 kmSE
Dùn Mòr Island 53 kmNW

60–100 km2,867 places

Hebrides Island 64 kmNW
Isle of Skye Island 72 kmN
Island of Raasay Island 79 kmN
Colonsay Island 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Risga Island, Highland
1 km S
Glenborrodale Castle Historic site, Highland
0.3 km SW
Eilean an Fhèidh Island, Highland
0.6 km S
Innis nam Feorag Island, Highland
1.1 km SE
Glenborrodale Bay Natural site, Scotland
0.5 km S
Eilean nan Gad Island, Highland
1.1 km SE