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Dog Isle

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°10′25″ N 4°18′32″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aberfoyle
4.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport34 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport63 km

About Dog Isle

Dog Isle is an island. Location: Stirling, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Lake of Menteith and Inchie Hill.

Climate of Dog Isle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (220 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 Dog Isle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)22014415288988898118160193188191

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dog Isle

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 34 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 34 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 63 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 77 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 34 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 89 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 173 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 203 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Dog Isle

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 3,978 natural sites, 1,094 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km345 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 20 kmSW
  • Inchcailloch Island 19 kmSW
  • Ellens Isle Island 10 kmNW
  • Aber Isle Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,400 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Inishail Island 53 kmNW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 52 kmNW
  • Island I Vow Island 27 kmNW

60–100 km3,507 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 82 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 74 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 62 kmSW

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