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Natural site

Loch Caroy

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°22′00″ N 6°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Caroy Loch Caroy
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Ose
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport53 km
BRR Barra Airport69 km

About Loch Caroy

Loch Caroy is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Tarner Island and Harlosh Island.

Climate of Loch Caroy

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 213 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (213 mm)
Driest month
May (85 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 Caroy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1871251569385100111127190209213206

How to get to Loch Caroy

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 217 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 53 kmwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 69 kmsouthwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 217 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 237 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 257 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 267 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 310 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Caroy

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 2,778 natural sites, 1,382 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 17 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 17 kmNW
  • Clett Island 20 kmNW
  • Wiay Island Island 4 kmS

25–60 km1,229 places

  • Hebrides Island 48 kmSW
  • Island of Raasay Island 26 kmE
  • Eigg Island 56 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 56 kmN

60–100 km2,685 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 62 kmN
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 76 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 86 kmSE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ose Village, Highland
    2.1 km NE
  • Harlosh Village, Highland
    2.2 km NW
  • Gearymore Village, Highland
    2.3 km NE
  • Feorlig Village, Highland
    3.4 km N
  • Eabost Village, Highland
    3.5 km SE
  • Vatten Village, Highland
    4.4 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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