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Turnal Rock

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°11′02″ N 3°32′33″ W

Map showing the location of Turnal Rock Turnal Rock
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
133 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Berriedale
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport40 km
INV Inverness Airport77 km

About Turnal Rock

Turnal Rock is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 133 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Bad Asgaraidh and Cnoc Spardain.

Climate of Turnal Rock

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (62 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 Turnal Rock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°15°16°17°14°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)11081986762677283103114120110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Turnal Rock

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 144 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 40 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 77 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 144 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 194 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 249 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 262 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 377 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Turnal Rock

Within 100 km: 61 historic and cultural sites, 1,916 natural sites, 551 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 19 kmN
  • Loch Stemster Lake 22 kmNE
  • Loch Scalabsdale Lake 13 kmW
  • Loch Ruard Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km576 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 54 kmS
  • Clett Island 49 kmN
  • Glass Islands Island 53 kmNW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 54 kmNW

60–100 km1,839 places

  • Hoy Island 76 kmN
  • Flotta Island 76 kmN
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 72 kmS
  • Hesta Head Natural site 76 kmNE

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