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Mountain

The Ord

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°00′59″ N 4°24′56″ W

Map showing the location of The Ord The Ord
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
160 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lairg
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport57 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport92 km

About The Ord

The Ord is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 160 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Eilean na Craoibhe and Eilean a' Chairn.

Climate of The Ord

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (172 mm)
Driest month
May (81 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 The Ord
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°16°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)160114140878192100115147162172159

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to The Ord

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 169 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 57 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 92 kmnortheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 115 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 169 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 193 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 240 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 242 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 380 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from The Ord

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 2,806 natural sites, 721 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km282 places

  • Eilean nan Ròn Island 11 kmS
  • Eilean a' Chairn Island 1 kmN
  • Eilean Gill a' Bhalgionn Island 18 kmSW
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 1 kmNE

25–60 km1,511 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 54 kmNW
  • Moy Island Island 52 kmS
  • Tanera More Island 59 kmW
  • Soyea Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,781 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 88 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 75 kmSE
  • Clett Island 85 kmNE
  • Eilean a' Char Island 61 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lairg Village, Highland
    1.2 km NE
  • Rhinamain Village, Highland
    1.2 km E
  • Claonel Village, Highland
    1.3 km SW
  • Lochside Neighbourhood, Highland
    1.6 km NE
  • Balloan Village, Highland
    1.9 km E
  • Torroble Village, Highland
    2.1 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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