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Salachan Glen

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°37′00″ N 5°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Salachan Glen Salachan Glen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
214 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Acharra
2.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport98 km
TRE Tiree Airport99 km

About Salachan Glen

Salachan Glen is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Glen Duror and Beinn Achara.

Climate of Salachan Glen

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 245 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (262 mm)
Driest month
May (101 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 Salachan Glen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°9°11°10°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)262170203115101107128152210235245251

How to get to Salachan Glen

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 98 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 104 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 98 kmsoutheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 99 kmwest
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 121 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 142 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 202 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 229 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Salachan Glen

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 4,433 natural sites, 1,372 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km458 places

  • Eriska Island 13 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 8 kmW
  • Lismore Island Island 23 kmSW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 21 kmSW

25–60 km2,200 places

  • Scarba Island 56 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 41 kmW
  • Torsa Island Island 45 kmSW
  • Shuna Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km3,211 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 97 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 97 kmS
  • Island of Raasay Island 98 kmNW
  • Colonsay Island 85 kmSW

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