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Caisteal an Fhithich

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°35′17″ N 6°35′00″ W

Map showing the location of Caisteal an Fhithich Caisteal an Fhithich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Unish
3.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport48 km
SYY Stornoway Airport71 km

About Caisteal an Fhithich

Caisteal an Fhithich is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 32 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Beinn a' Ghobhainn and Eilean Iosal.

Climate of Caisteal an Fhithich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 197 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (197 mm)
Driest month
May (76 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 Caisteal an Fhithich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)177123147867690103119173193197191

How to get to Caisteal an Fhithich

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 239 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 48 kmwest
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 71 kmnorth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 82 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 239 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 252 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 274 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 276 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 336 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Caisteal an Fhithich

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 2,421 natural sites, 1,292 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km197 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 10 kmS
  • Clett Island 7 kmSW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 23 kmNE
  • Staffin Island Island 23 kmE

25–60 km1,440 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 38 kmSE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 37 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 38 kmSE
  • Scalpay Island 31 kmN

60–100 km2,102 places

  • Hebrides Island 70 kmS
  • Eigg Island 81 kmS
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 89 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Unish Village, Highland
    3.3 km NW
  • Halistra Village, Highland
    4.4 km S
  • Geary Village, Highland
    3.8 km S
  • Knockbreck Village, Highland
    4.2 km S
  • Trumpan Village, Highland
    4.7 km SW
  • Hallin Village, Highland
    6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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