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Eilean Fraoch

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°45′58″ N 5°27′26″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Fraoch Eilean Fraoch
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
171 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poolewe
8.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport72 km
INV Inverness Airport88 km

About Eilean Fraoch

Eilean Fraoch is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nan Corrichean and Eilean a' Gharbh Uillt.

Climate of Eilean Fraoch

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 Fraoch
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 Fraoch

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 208 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 72 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 88 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 118 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 208 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 224 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 245 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 354 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean Fraoch

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 3,894 natural sites, 1,140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km472 places

  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 8 kmS
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 8 kmSW
  • Priest Island Island 22 kmN
  • Isle Martin Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,509 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 56 kmSW
  • Eilean a' Char Island 28 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 56 kmW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 50 kmW

60–100 km3,091 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 70 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 81 kmW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 76 kmW
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 97 kmNW

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