Skip to content
Geonivora
Lake

Loch nan Ealachan

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°27′00″ N 4°17′00″ W

Map showing the location of Loch nan Ealachan Loch nan Ealachan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
185 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Borgie
5.2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport69 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport98 km

About Loch nan Ealachan

Loch nan Ealachan is a lake. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 185 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Garbh-chnoc nan Ealachan and Cnoc a' Bhothain.

Climate of Loch nan Ealachan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (146 mm)
Driest month
May (70 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Loch nan Ealachan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°9°9°8°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)128911147570798699125136146131

How to get to Loch nan Ealachan

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 69 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 195 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 69 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 102 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 234 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 288 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Loch nan Ealachan

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 1,787 natural sites, 546 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 12 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 11 kmNW
  • Neave Island Island 11 kmN
  • Eilean Iosal Island 14 kmN

25–60 km944 places

  • Clett Island 47 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 53 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 50 kmW
  • Meall Mòr Island 57 kmW

60–100 km1,164 places

  • Hoy Island 72 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 80 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 88 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 83 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: