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Otter Island

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°14′03″ N 4°26′22″ W

Map showing the location of Otter Island Otter Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
118 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aberfoyle
7.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport40 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport74 km

About Otter Island

Otter Island is an island. Location: Stirling, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Am Priosan and Craig Leven.

Climate of Otter Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 217 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (254 mm)
Driest month
June (99 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 Otter Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°10°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)25416517310211299112136186222217221

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Otter Island

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 43 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 40 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 74 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 82 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 43 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 84 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 94 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 176 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 205 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Otter Island

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 4,002 natural sites, 1,142 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km404 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 18 kmSW
  • Inchcailloch Island 19 kmSW
  • Ellens Isle Island 1 kmE
  • Aber Isle Island 20 kmS

25–60 km1,532 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Inishail Island 42 kmW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 41 kmNW
  • Green Island Island 34 kmSW

60–100 km3,378 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 87 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 87 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 78 kmS
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 63 kmSW

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