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Highland

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 57°30′00″ N 5°00′00″ W

Highland
Inverness · Northlimitation · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
237,290
237.3K
Elevation
691 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
7,264
listed under Highland
Airports
INV Inverness Airport57 km
SYY Stornoway Airport112 km

About Highland

Highland is a district. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. Population: 237,290. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (57 km).

Climate of Highland

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 290 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (305 mm)
Driest month
May (120 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 Highland
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°7°11°13°14°14°12°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-2°-1°2°5°7°7°5°2°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)305207251132120126138162235271290294

How to get to Highland

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 168 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 57 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 112 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 142 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 168 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 179 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 188 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 205 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 328 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Highland

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 4,286 natural sites, 1,008 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

  • Eilean nan Uan Island 25 kmE
  • Eilean a' Mhuillidh Island 14 kmSE
  • Eilean na Craoibhe Island 25 kmNW
  • Eilean Gaineamhach Island 22 kmE

25–60 km1,934 places

  • Moy Island Island 29 kmE
  • Eilean Tigh Island 60 kmW
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 36 kmNW
  • Sandaig Islands Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,991 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 78 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 65 kmW
  • Eigg Island 97 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Highland

7,264 places
  1. 61 Boat of Garten 517
  2. 62 Ardgay 496
  3. 63 Invergarry 438
  4. 64 Uig 423
  5. 65 Edderton 388
  6. 66 Plockton 378
  7. 67 Glencoe 374
  8. 68 Aultbea 370
  9. 69 Dornie 360
  10. 70 Strontian 350
  11. 71 Durness 347
  12. 72 Balnain 300
  13. 73 Dunbeath 276
  14. 74 Foyers 276
  15. 75 Morar 257
  16. 76 Poolewe 230
  17. 77 Acharacle 201
  18. 78 Island of Raasay 192
  19. 79 Tomatin 183
  20. 80 Camault Muir 181
  21. 81 Arabella 175
  22. 82 Elgol 168
  23. 83 Ardelve 157
  24. 84 Nigg 156
  25. 85 Kilchoan 150
  26. 86 Dulnain Bridge 129
  27. 87 Glenfinnan 120
  28. 88 Laide 120
  29. 89 Staxigoe 120
  30. 90 Dores 109
  31. 91 Eigg 105
  32. 92 Inverie 104
  33. 93 Drumbeg 101
  34. 94 Gairlochy 100
  35. 95 Culrain 90
  36. 96 Spinningdale 81
  37. 97 Mellon Charles 80
  38. 98 Salen 74
  39. 99 Isle of Eigg 67
  40. 100 Kinlochewe 60
  41. 101 Isle of Rum 22
  42. 102 Ollach 20
  43. 103 Polloch 16
  44. 104 Bracara 10
  45. 105 Faichem 10
  46. 106 Munerigie 10
  47. 107 Isle of Canna 6
  48. 108 Sangobeg 6
  49. 109 Gills 5
  50. 110 Faichemard Farm 4
  51. 111 Corrour 1
  52. 112 Roybridge 1
  53. 113 Stromeferry 1

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature2

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Sources & licences

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