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Eilean Eachainn

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°41′18″ N 5°28′08″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Eachainn Eilean Eachainn
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Letterewe
2.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport78 km
INV Inverness Airport86 km

About Eilean Eachainn

Eilean Eachainn is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Eilean a' Chlamhain and Eilean Mhic an Fhùlaraich.

Climate of Eilean Eachainn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 265 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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 Eachainn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°9°11°15°16°18°18°16°13°10°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°7°10°11°11°9°7°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)254173214120105117130149218248265254

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean Eachainn

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 78 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 203 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 78 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 86 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 116 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 203 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 216 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 238 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 345 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Eachainn

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 3,965 natural sites, 1,146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km513 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 2 kmNW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 3 kmNW
  • Longa Island Island 22 kmW
  • Gruinard Island Island 22 kmN

25–60 km1,526 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 49 kmSW
  • Scalpay Island 55 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 37 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km3,106 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 64 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 83 kmW
  • Eigg Island 97 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 73 kmW

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