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Loch Eileanach

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′00″ N 3°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Eileanach Loch Eileanach
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
134 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Caithness-shire
6.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport30 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport74 km

About Loch Eileanach

Loch Eileanach is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Loch Gaineimh and Lochan Dubh nan Geodh.

Climate of Loch Eileanach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (59 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 Eileanach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10679956559647080101113120109

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Eileanach

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 166 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 30 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 74 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 99 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 218 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 274 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 285 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Eileanach

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 1,593 natural sites, 512 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

  • Loch of Yarrows Lake 24 kmE
  • Loch Watten Lake 19 kmNE
  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 10 kmNW
  • Loch of Toftingall Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km600 places

  • Hoy Island 53 kmN
  • Flotta Island 56 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 58 kmNE
  • Clett Island 25 kmN

60–100 km1,412 places

  • Shapinsay Island 83 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 91 kmN
  • Eday Island 99 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 88 kmNE

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