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Loch Baligill

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°31′00″ N 3°58′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Baligill Loch Baligill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
149 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aultivullin
8.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport51 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport79 km

About Loch Baligill

Loch Baligill is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 149 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Ruadh and Meall Mor a' Bhealaich.

Climate of Loch Baligill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (129 mm)
Driest month
May (60 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 Loch Baligill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°9°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)112811006560667485109120129115

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Loch Baligill

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 189 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 51 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 79 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 102 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 189 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 236 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 289 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 296 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Baligill

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 1,633 natural sites, 507 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km185 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 22 kmW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 24 kmW
  • Neave Island Island 20 kmW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 23 kmW

25–60 km684 places

  • Hoy Island 54 kmNE
  • Clett Island 27 kmNE
  • Switha Island 59 kmNE
  • Island of Stroma Island 53 kmE

60–100 km1,320 places

  • Shapinsay Island 86 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 90 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 61 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 88 kmNE

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