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Meall an Lochain

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°00′01″ N 4°51′04″ W

Map showing the location of Meall an Lochain Meall an Lochain
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
272 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lubcroy
5.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport70 km
SYY Stornoway Airport90 km

About Meall an Lochain

Meall an Lochain is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 272 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Loch Craggie and Knock Craggie.

Climate of Meall an Lochain

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 233 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
December (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (233 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Meall an Lochain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)217153189114100112122143195221233217

How to get to Meall an Lochain

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 70 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 190 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 70 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 90 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 115 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 190 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 205 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 241 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 249 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 385 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall an Lochain

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 3,032 natural sites, 825 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Isle Martin Island 23 kmW
  • Eilean Mor Island 22 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 8 kmNW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,698 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 35 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 39 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 53 kmS
  • Whale Islet Island 51 kmN

60–100 km1,847 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 100 kmSW
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 98 kmE
  • Tannaraidh Island 93 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 91 kmW

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