Culkein
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
58.243 and -5.345 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 58° 14' 33" and W -5° 20' 42"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:44 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:13 am and 3:58 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Culkein

Culkein in Highland (Scotland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 509 mi (or 819 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Culkein is now 01:44 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Culkein, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Stornoway Airport in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like playing golf, there is an option about 25 mi (or 40 km). away.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stornoway, Highland, Inverness, Elgin and Lochgilphead. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 60%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

5°C (40 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

4°C (39 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

2°C (36 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Driving into Lochinver Part 1..AVI

Published: April 08, 2010
Length: 30:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrPPKWalther

A little drive around Lochinver, Sutherland in Scotland in March 2010. In two parts 1st part shows the drive into (from Clachtoll side) and around the harbour. 2nd part is around harbour and...


River Kirkaig Lochiver Assynt Kayaking - Rock Hop Paddling

Published: July 12, 2013
Length: 32:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: O8door and O4road

Middle to lower River Kirkaig kayaking - Rock Hopping and Paddling, Lochinver, Assynt, North West Scotland Kayaking. River was nearly a foot lower than usual level (June 2013) - which made...


Pine Marten (Martes martes) April 25 2011

Published: April 28, 2011
Length: 05:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Les Pearce

This Pine Marten visits each evening, hoping it is a female and returns soon with kits! More Information on Assynt Wild Life on http://www.assyntwildlife.org.uk/ or photos on http://www.flickr.com/...


Scotland Chris Provan 5

Published: November 23, 2009
Length: 50:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TheProvobaby

Loch Chon, Assynt.


Pine Marten (Martes martes) meets Badger (Meles meles)

Published: May 17, 2011
Length: 38:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Les Pearce

Our Pine marten has been happily feeding in our garden for weeks now but last night it meet a bigger rival. More Information on Assynt Wild Life on http://www.assyntwildlife.org.uk/ and photos...


Achmelvich, Scottish Highlands

Published: March 27, 2010
Length: 22:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: James Lawrence

The remote white sand beach at Achmelvich, in the north-west Scottish Highlands. Was well worth the drive along several miles of single track road.


Road To Achmelvich

Published: October 13, 2007
Length: 43:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Neil Melville

The last mile of single track road to Achmelvich.


Assynt Fly Fishing 29th May 2013

Published: May 31, 2013
Length: 55:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: assyntflyfishing

A nice Wild Brown Trout of 21" from an un-named loch in Assynt. 'Assynt Fly Fishing' is a bespoke fly fishing guiding service, find out more at www.assyntflyfishing.com.


Mud Magnet

Published: July 09, 2011
Length: 03:02 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: asubjectiveopinion

Lugg 7 month old Hines/OSW American Bulldog demonstrating that you could leave a bulldog in an operating theatre and it would still come out muddy. caldeysamericanbulldogs.co.uk/


Pine Marten (Martes martes)

Published: May 08, 2011
Length: 06:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Les Pearce

This Pine Marten (Martes martes) seems to love honey and peanut butter, it visited in the night and then returned at 6 am to finish off the meal. More Information on Assynt Wild Life on http://ww...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Clashnessie

Clashnessie (Scottish Gaelic: Clais an Easaidh) is a small crofting community on the North-West coast of Scotland; specifically in the Assynt area of Sutherland. The township (the old Scottish term for a crofting village) is scattered around the sandy beach of Clashnessie Bay and derives its name from the Gaelic clais an easaidh, meaning glen (clais) of the (an) waterfall (easaidh), referring to the waterfall at the head of the shallow glen in which most of the houses stand.

Located at 58.2219, -5.31515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Sutherland

Old Man of Stoer

The Old Man of Stoer is a 60 metres high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, close to the Marilyn Sidhean Mor, the villages of Culkein and Stoer and the nearby Point of Stoer. It is a popular climbing route. Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) inhabit the stack and nearby sea cliffs.

Located at 58.261, -5.38271 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Stacks of Scotland, Climbing areas of Scotland, Sutherland, Anthropomorphic geographic features

Clashmore, Assynt

Clashmore (Scottish Gaelic: An Clais Mór) is a scattered township in Assynt, in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated on the Rubha Stoer, 10 km north west of Lochinver, overlooking the Loch na Claise.

Located at 58.2242, -5.34833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Sutherland


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Cùl-cinn