Scoraig
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Stornoway Airport (41 mi) - Skye Bridge Ashaig Airport (48 mi)
- Dornoch Airport (50 mi)
- Inverness Airport (55 mi)
- RAF Kinloss (69 mi)
- Glenforsa Airfield (98 mi)
- Oban Airport (100 mi)
- Coll Airport (102 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (145 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (155 mi)
- Ullapool Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Gairloch Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 57.910 and -5.378 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 57° 54' 36" and W -5° 22' 39"
- 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: 01:52 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:12 am and 4:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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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
Explore Scoraig
Scoraig in Highland (Scotland) is a city in United Kingdom about 489 mi (or 787 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Scoraig is now 01:52 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Scoraig, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Stornoway Airport in a distance of 41 mi (or 66 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stornoway, Highland, Inverness, Lochgilphead and Greenock. 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.
Scoraig Wind turbine Skylines
A tour of Scoraig wind turbines (not all of them). Sorry about the sound.
Scoraig wind turbine workshop 2010
They came from Estonia, Germany, France, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina to build a 3 metre turbine here on Scoraig. Thanks, guys! And thanks again to William and Cathy for the use of...
Assembly and test of a 3 metre turbine at Scoraig in June
We built a ten foot (3 metres) 24-volt turbine with a smallish group. This is the tenth workshop to be held at Shanti Griha at Scoraig. Thanks to William and Cathy for hosting the workshop...
Scoraig Stories (powerpoint0
This is part of a backup version of my presentation to the Windempowerment conference in Athens last month. In fact it was not used and I did it again live but it might be of interest to some....
Welding to my Scoraig Recipe
Mostly shot during one day while I was welding the frame and tail of a 3600mm diameter turbine following my own 'recipe'. Showing some of the tricks I use to get the correct angles etc. http://ww...
Using a rope hoist on Scoraig
Winching down a couple of Scoraig windmills with Nigel. They needed some greasing and stuff. 2.4m 8 footers on 12 and 6 metre (40 and 20 foot) towers appropriate to their sites. Guys anchored...
Erection of an 1800 mm turbine for 12V battery at the 'Glass House' on Scoraig
This is the turbine we built here in May see http://www.scoraigwind.com/Scoraig2009/index.htm It has 2 magnet rotors instead of using one magnet rotor with a plain disk on the outside. Air...
Michel's stator
Repairing a Scoraig windmill where the bearings failed and the stator got trashed. Alan Bush winds new coils. We also replaced the magnets but I don't show that. It's more of an exercise...
Dive Summer Isles including the Fairweather V
A weekend trip to dive the Summer Isles, Little Loch Broom and Fairweather V.
half term
Mostly kids play and songs in february 2009 Lee's 9th birthday (brief section)
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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.
Scoraig
Scoraig is a settlement located on a remote peninsula between Little Loch Broom and Loch Broom, south of Ullapool in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, roughly at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:57|54|55|N|05|21|54|W| | |name= }}. Today it is known for its remoteness (reachable only by boat or about five miles' walk), its somewhat "alternative" atmosphere, organic food production, and its pioneering use of wind power.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Scoraig.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Scoraig
