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Meall Eachainn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°58′20″ N 4°20′13″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Eachainn Meall Eachainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
344 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lairg
6.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport51 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport91 km

About Meall Eachainn

Meall Eachainn is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 344 m. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Cracail and Loch Cracail Mòr.

Climate of Meall Eachainn

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 175 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (175 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Meall Eachainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°13°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°0°1°4°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)167118144898394101116149165175164

How to get to Meall Eachainn

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 163 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 51 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 91 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 121 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 163 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 187 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 235 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 235 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 374 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Meall Eachainn

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 2,960 natural sites, 750 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 7 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 8 kmNW
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 17 kmSW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,306 places

  • Moy Island Island 48 kmS
  • Isle Martin Island 53 kmW
  • Horse Island Island 60 kmW
  • Eilean Mòr Island 59 kmW

60–100 km2,178 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 69 kmSE
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 98 kmE
  • Clett Island 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lairg Village, Highland
    6.8 km NW
  • Achinduich Village, Highland
    3.8 km W
  • Achany Village, Highland
    4.9 km W
  • Culrain Village, Highland
    7.4 km SW
  • Tomich Village, Highland
    4.5 km N
  • Clashban Village, Highland
    4.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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