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Island

Eilean an Taighe

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°04′00″ N 5°01′07″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean an Taighe Eilean an Taighe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Elphin
0.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport79 km
INV Inverness Airport82 km

About Eilean an Taighe

Eilean an Taighe is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Eilean na Gartaig and Eilean na Gaoithe.

Climate of Eilean an Taighe

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 231 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (231 mm)
Driest month
May (96 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 Taighe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°8°11°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)21414918410996109120140192218231214

How to get to Eilean an Taighe

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 203 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 79 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 82 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 121 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 216 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 249 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 260 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 390 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean an Taighe

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 2,901 natural sites, 832 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km503 places

  • Tanera More Island 24 kmW
  • Soyea Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Isle Martin Island 18 kmSW
  • Horse Island Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km1,430 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 26 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 28 kmN
  • Whale Islet Island 41 kmN
  • Summer Isles Island 26 kmW

60–100 km1,837 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 98 kmSW
  • Tannaraidh Island 83 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 80 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 83 kmW

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