- Elevation
- 438 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport47 km
- INV Inverness Airport85 km
About Knockfin Heights
Knockfin Heights is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 438 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc na Fliuch-airigh and Meall a' Bhealaich.
Climate of Knockfin Heights
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 mm)
- Driest month
- May (67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 84 | 106 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 89 | 111 | 122 | 129 | 117 |
How to get to Knockfin Heights
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 165 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 47 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 92 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 165 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 264 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 272 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 394 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knockfin Heights
Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 1,887 natural sites, 580 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km202 places
- Eilean nam Meann Island 18 kmW
- Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 25 kmW
- Eilean Ceann na Coille Island 25 kmW
- Eilean Garbh Island 24 kmNW
25–60 km645 places
- Clett Island 40 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 41 kmNW
- Rabbit Islands Island 42 kmNW
- Neave Island Island 39 kmNW
60–100 km1,682 places
- Hoy Island 69 kmNE
- Flotta Island 73 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 89 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 76 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cnoc na Fliuch-airigh Mountain, Highland5.7 km SW
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Meall a' Bhealaich Mountain, Highland5.8 km NW
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Cnoc Coire na Fearna Mountain, Highland5.8 km S
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Loch an Ruathair Lake, Highland5.7 km W
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Creag na Caorach Mountain, Highland6.8 km SW
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Cnoc Loch Mhadaidh Mountain, Highland7.5 km E
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Creag Sail a' Bhathaich Mountain, Highland7.7 km W
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Kinbrace Hill Mountain, Highland7.8 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ben Griam Beg Mountain, Highland11 km NW -
Maiden Pap Mountain, Highland14 km SE -
Cnoc an Eireannaich Mountain, Highland8.5 km SE
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An Cnoc Buidhe Mountain, Highland9 km SW
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Meall a' Bhuirich Mountain, Highland9.1 km W
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Small Mount Mountain, Highland9.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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