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Meall an Spothaidh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°24′39″ N 4°17′00″ W

Map showing the location of Meall an Spothaidh Meall an Spothaidh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
369 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Skail
5.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport70 km
INV Inverness Airport98 km

About Meall an Spothaidh

Meall an Spothaidh is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 369 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Meall a' Bhreac-leathaid and Creag Dhubh.

Climate of Meall an Spothaidh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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).

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Climate of Meall an Spothaidh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°8°11°13°14°15°13°10°6°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°6°8°8°6°4°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)128911147570798699125136146131

How to get to Meall an Spothaidh

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 192 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 70 kmeast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 98 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 101 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 192 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 230 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 282 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 283 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Meall an Spothaidh

Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 1,844 natural sites, 559 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km289 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 16 kmN
  • Rabbit Islands Island 15 kmNW
  • Neave Island Island 15 kmN
  • Eilean Iosal Island 18 kmN

25–60 km991 places

  • Clett Island 49 kmNE
  • Eilean Dubh Island 52 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 50 kmW
  • Oldany Island Island 60 kmW

60–100 km1,176 places

  • Hoy Island 75 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 83 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 90 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Skail Village, Highland
    5.7 km SE
  • Syre Village, Highland
    5.8 km SE
  • Rhefail Village, Highland
    6.8 km E
  • Ribigill Village, Highland
    9.8 km NW
  • Borgie Village, Highland
    9.6 km N
  • Invernaver Village, Highland
    11 km N

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