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Bottle Island

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°57′56″ N 5°26′54″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Garadheancal
5.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport59 km
INV Inverness Airport96 km

About Bottle Island

Bottle Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Carn Iar and Càrn Beag.

Climate of Bottle Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 228 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (228 mm)
Driest month
May (86 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 Bottle Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2121451759986102111129187213228215

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Bottle Island

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 59 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 59 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 96 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 224 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 245 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 263 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 376 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bottle Island

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 3,501 natural sites, 1,068 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km377 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 6 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 5 kmNE
  • Summer Isles Island 4 kmN
  • Soyea Island Island 21 kmN

25–60 km1,373 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 42 kmNE
  • Tannaraidh Island 60 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 58 kmW
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 55 kmW

60–100 km2,858 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 88 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 81 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 75 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 88 kmSW

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