Lochaber Archive
Fort William counts Lochaber Archive, a museum, among its places to visit. Our list has 7 more places within 5 km. Close by, Inverlochy Castle is 1.9 km away.
Museum in Fort William
Inside Fort William
Lochaber Archive is inside Fort William’s locality, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Fort William
The warmest afternoons in Fort William run June to August, at 16–17°C.
Lochaber Archive
Museum.
In Fort William, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Fort William
- Official site
- highlifehighland.com/lochaber-archive-centre
How to visit
Where to find Lochaber Archive
Orange shows Lochaber Archive; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Fort William’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Lochaber Archive, by distance
Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Fort William
Caol
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Lochaber Archive is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort William | It’s in town | 5,766 | 10 |
| Caol | 600 m north of it | 3,200 | 10 |
Combine it with these
3 attractions, 2 castles and 2 museums are among the 9 within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandInverlochy Castle1.9 km away2
MuseumWest Highland Museum600 m away3
CastleTor Castle5 km away4
FortFort William Old Fort200 m away5AttractionAttractionBen Nevis Distillery2.5 km away6MuseumMuseumTreasures of the Earth2.6 km away7AttractionAttractionNevis Range Mountain Resort7.4 km away8AttractionAttractionThe Old Boat of Caol2.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Lochaber Archive, answered
Where is Lochaber Archive?
Lochaber Archive is in Fort William, Highland, inside the town’s locality.
What is Lochaber Archive?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Lochaber Archive?
June to August are the warmest months in Fort William, with afternoon highs of 16–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Lochaber Archive?
Within 15 km: Inverlochy Castle (1.9 km), West Highland Museum (600 m), Tor Castle (5 km) and Fort William Old Fort (200 m).
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)
- Inverlochy Castle: Oehoe at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Van de Beek), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Highland Museum: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tor Castle: Charles Fraser-Mackintosh (b. 1828 and d.1901), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort William Old Fort: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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