Soa Island
Local name: Sòthaigh
Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°30′59″ N 6°45′51″ W
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- TRE Tiree Airport7 km
- BRR Barra Airport70 km
About Soa Island
Soa Island is an island. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Soa (Scottish Gaelic: Sòthaigh) is an uninhabited tidal island off the coast of Tiree, to the south of the settlement of Ruaig. At low tide it is joined to mainland Tiree by a sand tombolo and numerous rocky outcrops. The largest of the rock platforms, Carsamull is itself a little island at high tide.
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Photos of Soa Island
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Gunna See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Soa Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- October (153 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 103 | 113 | 73 | 57 | 65 | 84 | 104 | 131 | 153 | 151 | 144 |
How to get to Soa Island
The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 172 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 7 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 70 kmnorthwest
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 98 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 172 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 220 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 230 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 233 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 293 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Soa Island
Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 1,762 natural sites, 999 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km89 places
- Treshnish Isles Island 22 kmE
- Tiree Island 9 kmW
- Soa Island Island 10 kmNE
- Eilean Ornsay Island 18 kmNE
25–60 km439 places
- Hebrides Island 50 kmN
- Eigg Island 56 kmNE
- Kiloran Beach Beach 58 kmSE
- Oronsay Island 54 kmE
60–100 km2,262 places
- Isle of Skye Island 93 kmN
- Colonsay Island 60 kmSE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 69 kmNW
- Scarba Island 75 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Soa Island, Argyll and Bute0.1 km NW
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Eilean an Treogh Island, Argyll and Bute0.4 km E
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Carsamull Island, Argyll and Bute0.6 km N
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Gott Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute1.2 km W
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Rubha Liath Island, Argyll and Bute1.3 km NE
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Dun Mor a' Chaolais Mountain, Argyll and Bute1.9 km NE
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Vaul Bay Natural site, Argyll and Bute2.9 km NW
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Beinn Ghott Mountain, Argyll and Bute3.7 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Gunna Island, Argyll and Bute6.3 km NE
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Fàdamull Island, Argyll and Bute3.4 km N
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Eilean Ghreusgain Island, Argyll and Bute3.9 km N
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Mithealum an Fhèoir Island, Argyll and Bute3.4 km NW
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Ceann Mòr Island, Argyll and Bute3.5 km NW
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Eilean ant-Siabain Island, Argyll and Bute4 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources