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Eilean an Eich Bhàin

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°46′22″ N 5°28′40″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
177 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poolewe
7.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport71 km
INV Inverness Airport89 km

About Eilean an Eich Bhàin

Eilean an Eich Bhàin is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Corrichean and Eilean Fraoch.

Climate of Eilean an Eich Bhàin

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 265 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (265 mm)
Driest month
May (105 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 Eilean an Eich Bhàin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)254173214120105117130149218248265254

How to get to Eilean an Eich Bhàin

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 210 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 71 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 89 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 117 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 210 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 225 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 246 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 355 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean an Eich Bhàin

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,878 natural sites, 1,156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km465 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 8 kmS
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 8 kmS
  • Priest Island Island 21 kmN
  • Isle Martin Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,481 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 56 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 28 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 55 kmW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 49 kmW

60–100 km3,126 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 70 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 80 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 76 kmSW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 96 kmNW

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