Eilean Leac na Gainimh
Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 57°19′33″ N 5°59′45″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport84 km
- BRR Barra Airport94 km
About Eilean Leac na Gainimh
Eilean Leac na Gainimh is an island. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Reireag Bheag and Beinn Chairn.
Photos of Eilean Leac na Gainimh
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Guillamon Island Conor Bolas · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Leac na Gainimh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 249 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (249 mm)
- Driest month
- May (92 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 232 | 144 | 184 | 104 | 92 | 107 | 117 | 133 | 211 | 233 | 249 | 236 |
How to get to Eilean Leac na Gainimh
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 84 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 195 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 84 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 94 kmwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 101 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 195 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 207 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 230 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 236 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 304 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Leac na Gainimh
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,599 natural sites, 1,507 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km396 places
- Isle of Skye Island 16 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 8 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 5 kmS
- Eilean Tigh Island 21 kmN
25–60 km1,476 places
- Eigg Island 49 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 43 kmNW
- Clett Island 45 kmNW
- Dùn Mòr Island 43 kmSW
60–100 km3,272 places
- Hebrides Island 63 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 80 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 72 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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North Fearns Village, Highland2.8 km N
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Ard Dorch Village, Highland4.8 km S
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Inverarish Village, Highland4.8 km NW
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Clachan Village, Highland5.7 km NW
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Ollach Village, Highland8.7 km W -
Sconser Village, Highland7.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Reireag Bheag Mountain, Highland2.2 km S
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Beinn Chairn Mountain, Highland2.5 km S
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Beinn Chairn SW Top Mountain, Highland3.1 km S
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Suisinish Hill Mountain, Highland3.4 km NW
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Beinn na' Leac Mountain, Highland4 km N
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Mullach na Carn Island, Highland4.1 km S
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Beinn Loch a' Mhuilinn Mountain, Highland4.7 km SE
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Scalpay Island, Highland4.8 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Guillamon Island Island, Highland7.3 km SE
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Island of Raasay Island, Highland7.7 km NW
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Isle of Skye Island, Highland16 km W
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Longay Island, Highland6.5 km E
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Eilean Àird nan Gobhar Island, Scotland6.1 km NW
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Sgeir Fhada Island, Scotland6.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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