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Goatfell [Goat Fell]

Located in North Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°37′33″ N 5°11′31″ W

Goatfell [Goat Fell]
Clydecoast · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
875 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Arran
5.1 km S
Airports
CAL Campbeltown Airport38 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport41 km

About Goatfell [Goat Fell]

Goatfell [Goat Fell] is an island. Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Goat Fell (Scottish Gaelic: Gaoitbheinn) is the highest point on the Isle of Arran. At 875 metres (2,871 ft), it is one of four Corbetts on the island. The mountain, along with nearby Brodick Castle, is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
874 m
Official website
nts.org.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Goatfell [Goat Fell]

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 193 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (210 mm)
Driest month
May (93 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 Goatfell [Goat Fell]
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°6°10°12°13°13°11°8°5°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°5°7°7°5°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)21013616710193100112135168186193200

How to get to Goatfell [Goat Fell]

The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) (41 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 64 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 38 kmsouthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 41 kmeast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 55 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 124 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 130 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 167 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 239 kmeast

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

Day trips from Goatfell [Goat Fell]

Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 2,536 natural sites, 1,091 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km183 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 5 kmSW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 22 kmNE
  • Pladda Island 23 kmS

25–60 km1,019 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 39 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 35 kmE
  • Cala Island 50 kmNW
  • Sheep Island Island 44 kmSW

60–100 km2,544 places

  • Colonsay Island 81 kmNW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Scarba Island 70 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 80 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Isle of Arran Town, North Ayrshire
    5.1 km S
  • Brodick Village, North Ayrshire
    6.3 km SE
  • Corrie Village, North Ayrshire
    3.8 km NE
  • Sannox Village, North Ayrshire
    4.7 km NE
  • Glenshurig Village, North Ayrshire
    4.8 km S
  • Invercloy Neighbourhood, North Ayrshire
    6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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