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Behind the Radar

Behind the Radar is a military museum. Its location is inside Inverness’ locality. Close by, Inverness Cathedral is 2 km away, one of 22 within 15 km.

Where
In Inverness
inside the locality
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Museum in Inverness

Inside Inverness

Behind the Radar is inside Inverness’ locality, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Inverness

In Inverness, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°78 mm
Feb8° / 1°61 mm
Mar9° / 3°55 mm
Apr12° / 4°44 mm
May15° / 7°56 mm
Jun17° / 10°62 mm
Jul19° / 12°61 mm
Aug19° / 11°66 mm
Sep17° / 9°63 mm
Oct13° / 6°80 mm
Nov9° / 4°68 mm
Dec7° / 1°76 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Inverness, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Inverness. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Inverness’ full climate →
About

Behind the Radar

Museum: military.

In Inverness, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Museum
Town
in Inverness
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Mapping Behind the Radar

Use the numbers to match each place near Behind the Radar with the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Inverness’ locality. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Behind the Radar

Inverness tops the 5 for size, at 48,257 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

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  1. 1Inverness
  2. 2Westhill
  3. 3Smithton
  4. 4Milton of Leys
  5. 5Culloden
1 · It’s in town

Inverness

48,257 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 600 m east of it

Westhill

5,681 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km east of it

Smithton

2,905 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km south of it

Milton of Leys

3,168 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Behind the Radar isPeoplePlaces to visit
InvernessIt’s in town48,25712
Westhill600 m east of it5,68113
Smithton1.2 km east of it2,90514
Milton of Leys2.6 km south of it3,1689
Culloden3 km east of it3,69912
Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km you can add 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and 2 castles.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Behind the Radar: what to know

Where is Behind the Radar?

Behind the Radar is in Inverness, Highland, inside the town’s locality.

What is Behind the Radar?

Museum: military.

When is the best time to visit Behind the Radar?

June to August are the warmest months in Inverness, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Behind the Radar?

Within 15 km: Inverness Cathedral (2 km), Inverness Castle (1.7 km), Inverness Museum & Art Gallery (1.7 km) and Fort George (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.