- Elevation
- 99 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport9 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport119 km
About Tourie Hill
Tourie Hill is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 99 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Wood Hill and Avoch Bay.
Photos of Tourie Hill
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Caledonian Stadium Colin Wilson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Tourie Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 121 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (121 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 121 | 81 | 102 | 60 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 103 | 112 | 121 | 114 |
How to get to Tourie Hill
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 9 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (126 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 134 km to the east.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 9 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 119 kmnortheast
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 126 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 134 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 142 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 189 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 189 kmsouth
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 329 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tourie Hill
Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 4,212 natural sites, 865 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km174 places
- Moy Island Island 20 kmW
- Eilean na Faoileig Island 22 kmNW
- Eilean nan Faoileag Island 20 kmS
- Eilean nan Clach Island 22 kmSE
25–60 km1,429 places
- Findlays Seat Mountain 59 kmE
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 57 kmE
- Eilean Aigas Island 26 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ròn Island 42 kmN
60–100 km3,516 places
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 86 kmE
- Eilean a' Char Island 91 kmNW
- Tanera More Island 88 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 89 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Avoch Village, Highland1.4 km NE -
Fortrose Village, Highland4.3 km NE -
The Dock Neighbourhood, Highland1.5 km NE
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Kilmuir Village, Highland3 km S
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Rosemarkie Village, Highland5.8 km NE
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North Kessock Village, Highland7.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wood Hill Mountain, Highland1.2 km S
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Avoch Bay Natural site, Highland1.2 km E
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Munlochy Bay Natural site, Highland1.8 km SW
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Arrie Wood Natural site, Highland2.4 km S
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Craigiehowe Wood Natural site, Highland3.4 km SW
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Taindore Hill Mountain, Highland3.6 km S
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Creag a' Chaisteil Mountain, Highland4.1 km SW
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Hill of Fortrose Mountain, Highland4.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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