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Natural site

Strath Vagastie

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°14′00″ N 4°28′00″ W

Map showing the location of Strath Vagastie Strath Vagastie
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
253 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sutherlandshire
2.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport81 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport84 km

About Strath Vagastie

Strath Vagastie is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Druim na Glas-choille and Meall nan Uan.

Climate of Strath Vagastie

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (177 mm)
Driest month
May (84 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 Strath Vagastie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°12°14°16°16°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)162114143918494100116149165177161

How to get to Strath Vagastie

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 186 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 81 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 84 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 110 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 186 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 264 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 265 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Strath Vagastie

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 2,202 natural sites, 628 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 23 kmS
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 24 kmS
  • Eilean nam Meann Island 20 kmE
  • Eilean a' Bhreac-achaidh Island 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,402 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 41 kmW
  • Whale Islet Island 45 kmNW
  • Soyea Island Island 51 kmW
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 37 kmN

60–100 km1,207 places

  • Hoy Island 97 kmNE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 91 kmSE
  • Clett Island 69 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 62 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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