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Colonel's Wood

Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°23′12″ N 4°03′19″ W

Map showing the location of Colonel's Wood Colonel's Wood
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
109 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dunira
1.4 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport62 km
DND Dundee Airport64 km

About Colonel's Wood

Colonel's Wood is a mountain. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Elevation: 109 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Target Wood and Sawmill Hill.

Climate of Colonel's Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (226 mm)
Driest month
April (88 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 Colonel's Wood
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°14°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)22614615788989199116158192188194

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Colonel's Wood

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 62 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 59 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 62 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 64 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 65 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 59 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 67 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 72 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 146 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 220 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Colonel's Wood

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 4,082 natural sites, 1,071 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km328 places

  • Isle of Spar Island 22 kmN
  • Eilean nan Ubh Island 25 kmN
  • An t-Eilean Island 4 kmW
  • Eilean nam Breaban Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,527 places

  • Mugdrum Island Island 50 kmE
  • Inchlonaig Island 47 kmSW
  • Inchcailloch Island 46 kmSW
  • Ellens Isle Island 29 kmSW

60–100 km3,488 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 87 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 90 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 63 kmSE
  • Cramond beach Beach 65 kmSE

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