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Eagle Island

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°00′54″ N 4°16′24″ W

Map showing the location of Eagle Island Eagle Island
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
212 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Talnotry
6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport57 km
GLA Glasgow Airport96 km

About Eagle Island

Eagle Island is an island. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Round Fell and Fell of Fleet.

Climate of Eagle Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 182 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (182 mm)
Driest month
July (84 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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Climate of Eagle Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)17911713588958584114153177182178

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Eagle Island

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 95 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 57 kmnorth
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 96 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 95 kmnorth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 116 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 125 kmnortheast
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 155 kmsoutheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 170 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Eagle Island

Within 100 km: 246 historic and cultural sites, 2,383 natural sites, 604 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

  • Murrays Isles Island 22 kmS
  • Islands of Fleet Island 24 kmS
  • Ardwall Isle Island 22 kmS
  • Green Island Island 12 kmE

25–60 km951 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 47 kmE
  • Ayr Beach Beach 55 kmNW
  • Hestan Island Island 36 kmSE
  • Isle of Lochnaw Island 56 kmW

60–100 km1,912 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 90 kmNW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 93 kmNW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 73 kmSE
  • Troon Beach Beach 63 kmNW

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