- Population
- 80
- 80
- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport57 km
- INV Inverness Airport101 km
About Mellon Charles
Mellon Charles is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 80. Elevation: 20 m.
Mellon Charles (Scottish Gaelic: Meallan Theàrlaich, 'Charles’s Little Hill') is a remote crofting village on Rubha Mòr on the north east shore of Loch Ewe near Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Mellon Charles is the location of a former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force base at Rubh a' Choin point. The village of Ormiscaig is located less than one mile along the coast road.
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Climate of Mellon Charles
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 214 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (214 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 195 | 132 | 158 | 90 | 78 | 93 | 102 | 117 | 173 | 200 | 214 | 199 |
How to get to Mellon Charles
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 223 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 57 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 101 kmeast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 112 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 223 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 237 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 259 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 364 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mellon Charles
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 3,604 natural sites, 1,172 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km356 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 21 kmNE
- Tanera More Island 21 kmNE
- Summer Isles Island 19 kmNE
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 20 kmSE
25–60 km1,439 places
- Island of Raasay Island 59 kmSW
- Eilean Dubh Island 58 kmNE
- Tannaraidh Island 55 kmNW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 53 kmNW
60–100 km3,014 places
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 70 kmW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 72 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 83 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Meall an t-Slagain Mountain, Highland1.5 km N
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Sitheanan Duabha Mountain, Highland1.6 km S
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Beinn Dearg Mhor Mountain, Highland1.9 km NE
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Sgeir an Araig Island, Highland2.3 km SW
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Druim nan Freumh Mountain, Highland2.7 km S
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Creag Streap Island, Highland2.3 km S
Other cities and towns in Highland
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Poolewe Village, Highland11 km S -
Cove Village, Highland4.5 km W -
Inverasdale Village, Highland6.3 km SW -
Tighnafiline Village, Highland2.8 km SE
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Achagarve Village, Highland3.7 km NE
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Drumchork Village, Highland3.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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