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Wag Hill

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°16′06″ N 3°31′20″ W

Map showing the location of Wag Hill Wag Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dunbeath
5.7 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 Airport33 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport85 km

About Wag Hill

Wag Hill is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Creagan nan Gearra and Cnoc na Feadaige.

Climate of Wag Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Wag Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°11°14°16°16°13°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)11081986762677283103114120110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Wag Hill

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 151 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 33 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 85 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 87 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 203 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 259 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 271 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 385 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Wag Hill

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 1,726 natural sites, 528 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

  • Loch of Yarrows Lake 24 kmNE
  • Loch Tuim Ghlais Lake 24 kmNW
  • Loch of Toftingall Lake 22 kmN
  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 9 kmN

25–60 km548 places

  • Clett Island 40 kmN
  • Island of Stroma Island 52 kmNE
  • Eilean nan Ron Island 58 kmNW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km1,636 places

  • Hoy Island 66 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 95 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 67 kmN
  • Wyre Island 100 kmN

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