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Eilean Dubh

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°02′32″ N 4°58′06″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Dubh Eilean Dubh
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
158 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ledmore
2.8 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport78 km
SYY Stornoway Airport83 km

About Eilean Dubh

Eilean Dubh is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Loch Urigill and Cnoc Bad na h-Achlaise.

Climate of Eilean Dubh

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 233 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
December (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (233 mm)
Driest month
May (100 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 Dubh
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)217153189114100112122143195221233217

How to get to Eilean Dubh

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 199 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 78 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 83 kmwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 212 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 246 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 256 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 388 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Dubh

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 2,954 natural sites, 829 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km445 places

  • Soyea Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Isle Martin Island 19 kmSW
  • Horse Island Island 24 kmW
  • A’ Chleit Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,547 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 28 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 32 kmN
  • Whale Islet Island 45 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 26 kmW

60–100 km1,832 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 98 kmSW
  • Tannaraidh Island 86 kmW
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 84 kmW
  • Crois Eilean Island 86 kmW

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