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Covesea Skerries Lighthouse

Located in Moray, Scotland Coordinates: 57°43′27″ N 3°20′19″ W

Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
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Nearest town
Lossiemouth
3.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
18 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport47 km
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport83 km

About Covesea Skerries Lighthouse

Covesea Skerries Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Moray, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, originally belonging to the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), is built on top of a small headland on the south coast of the Moray Firth at Covesea, near Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1846
Architect
Alan Stevenson
Heritage designation
category A listed building
Height
36 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Covesea Skerries Lighthouse

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (68 mm)
Driest month
April (39 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°10°13°16°18°18°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)634554394450546065686860

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Covesea Skerries Lighthouse

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (90 km). The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 99 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 47 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 83 kmnorth
  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 90 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 141 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 198 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 214 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 324 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Covesea Skerries Lighthouse

Within 100 km: 61 historic and cultural sites, 2,504 natural sites, 520 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 4 kmE
  • Island of Dundurcas Island 23 kmSE
  • Haugh Island Island 21 kmSE

25–60 km693 places

  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 33 kmE
  • Eilean nan Clach Island 57 kmSW
  • Isle of Moy Island 57 kmSW
  • Holly Island Island 57 kmW

60–100 km2,322 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 81 kmSE
  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 93 kmSE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 99 kmSE
  • Moy Island Island 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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