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Loch Heilen

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°36′00″ N 3°17′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch Heilen Loch Heilen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lochend
1.2 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 Airport19 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport45 km

About Loch Heilen

Loch Heilen is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Dunnet Forest and Dunnet Sands.

Climate of Loch Heilen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (121 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Heilen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°14°15°16°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1068196635455627398114121111

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Loch Heilen

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 177 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 19 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 45 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 238 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 295 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 310 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch Heilen

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 1,030 natural sites, 356 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km117 places

  • Clett Island 15 kmW
  • Switha Island 25 kmNE
  • Island of Stroma Island 13 kmNE
  • Gallow Tuag (South Walls) Island 21 kmN

25–60 km561 places

  • Hoy Island 28 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 55 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 28 kmN
  • Gairsay Island 57 kmN

60–100 km751 places

  • Rousay Island 65 kmN
  • Eday Island 71 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 86 kmN
  • Wyre Island 60 kmN

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