- Elevation
- 109 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport87 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport94 km
About Loch Merkland
Loch Merkland is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 109 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Creag nan Suibheag and Meallan Liath Mor.
Photos of Loch Merkland
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Beinn Leoid Andy Spenceley · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ben Hee Nick Lindsay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loch Merkland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 210 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (210 mm)
- Driest month
- May (94 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 192 | 135 | 169 | 105 | 94 | 105 | 115 | 133 | 177 | 199 | 210 | 192 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Loch Merkland
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 87 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 199 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 87 kmsoutheast
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 94 kmwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 99 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 223 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 265 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 271 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Merkland
Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 2,240 natural sites, 654 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km387 places
- Eilean a' Ghamhna Island 19 kmW
- Garbh Eilean Island 18 kmW
- Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmW
- Eilean an Sgudain Island 23 kmW
25–60 km1,301 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 48 kmSW
- Eilean Dubh Island 26 kmW
- Whale Islet Island 32 kmNW
- Tanera More Island 47 kmSW
60–100 km1,247 places
- Clett Island 82 kmNE
- Tannaraidh Island 100 kmW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 98 kmW
- Glas Sgeir Island 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Corrykinloch Village, Highland6.3 km SW
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Kinloch Village, Highland6.4 km NW
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Overscaig Village, Highland7.5 km S
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Achfary Village, Highland14 km NW -
Sutherlandshire Municipality, Highland14 km E
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Lone Village, Highland14 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Creag nan Suibheag Mountain, Highland1.7 km SW
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Meallan Liath Mor Mountain, Highland2.7 km N
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Ben Hee Mountain, Highland4.6 km NE
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Meall an Fheur Loch Mountain, Highland3.5 km W
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Creag a' Choire Ghorm Mountain, Highland3.7 km SW
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Cnoc Maol na Cloiche Gile Mountain, Highland4.1 km SE
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Cnoc a' Ghriama Mountain, Highland4.1 km S
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Cnoc a' Choilich Mountain, Highland4.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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