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Ousdale Burn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°09′00″ N 3°35′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ousdale Burn Ousdale Burn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
151 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Badbea
1.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport45 km
INV Inverness Airport73 km

About Ousdale Burn

Ousdale Burn is a river. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Stac Neuk Mhor and Ord of Caithness.

Climate of Ousdale Burn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (113 mm)
Driest month
May (59 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 Ousdale Burn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1047593625965697998108113103

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ousdale Burn

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 143 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 45 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 73 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 143 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 191 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 246 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 258 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 374 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ousdale Burn

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 2,052 natural sites, 574 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 25 kmSW
  • Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 22 kmSW
  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 22 kmN
  • Loch Scalabsdale Lake 12 kmNW

25–60 km597 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 51 kmS
  • Clett Island 53 kmN
  • Glass Islands Island 55 kmNW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 56 kmNW

60–100 km1,976 places

  • Hoy Island 80 kmN
  • Flotta Island 81 kmN
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 69 kmS
  • Hesta Head Natural site 81 kmNE

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