Glen Turret
Local name: Gleann Turraid
Located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland Coordinates: 56°24′00″ N 3°54′00″ W
- Elevation
- 268 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport54 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport60 km
About Glen Turret
Glen Turret is a natural site. Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Carn Turret and Creag na Gaoith.
Photos of Glen Turret
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Strath Earn Robert Bone · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Glen Turret
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (190 mm)
- Driest month
- April (76 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 190 | 123 | 133 | 76 | 86 | 81 | 87 | 100 | 133 | 161 | 157 | 163 |
How to get to Glen Turret
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Edinburgh Airport (EDI) (60 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 58 km to the east.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 54 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 60 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 67 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 58 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 64 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 138 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 214 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glen Turret
Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 3,935 natural sites, 968 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km300 places
- Isle of Spar Island 21 kmN
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 23 kmN
- An t-Eilean Island 13 kmW
- Eilean nam Breaban Island 22 kmNW
25–60 km1,540 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 56 kmSE
- Cramond beach Beach 60 kmSE
- Mugdrum Island Island 41 kmE
- Inchlonaig Island 55 kmSW
60–100 km3,254 places
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 95 kmSW
- Hunterston Sands Beach 97 kmSW
- Portobello Beach Beach 70 kmSE
- Gullane Beach Beach 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Carn Turret Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.4 km NW
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Creag na Gaoith Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.6 km S
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Laggan Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross2.7 km SE
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Sir David Baird's Monument Mountain, Perth and Kinross3 km S
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Strowan Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross3.6 km S
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Loch Turret Reservoir Lake, Perth and Kinross3.3 km NW
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Cnoc Beithe Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.2 km NE
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Choinneachain Hill Mountain, Perth and Kinross4.3 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources