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Eilean na Fead

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 56°54′03″ N 4°48′59″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean na Fead Eilean na Fead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
108 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bohuntine
0.1 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
INV Inverness Airport85 km
GLA Glasgow Airport117 km

About Eilean na Fead

Eilean na Fead is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Meall Doire and Eilean Monessie.

Climate of Eilean na Fead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 248 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (280 mm)
Driest month
June (106 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 na Fead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)280180215110107106118140204233248260

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Eilean na Fead

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 85 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Glasgow Airport (GLA) (117 km). The nearest large city is Glasgow, 120 km to the south.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 85 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 117 kmsouth
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 121 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 120 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 123 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 167 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean na Fead

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 5,039 natural sites, 1,301 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km390 places

  • Eilean na h-Ealaidh Island 19 kmN
  • Eilean nan Sasunnach Island 19 kmN
  • Eilean na Cloinne Island 21 kmNW
  • Eilean an Tuilaich Island 5 kmE

25–60 km2,099 places

  • Eriska Island 55 kmSW
  • Shuna Island Island 49 kmSW
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 55 kmNW
  • Fraoch Eilean Island 59 kmS

60–100 km3,895 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 98 kmNW
  • Island of Raasay Island 93 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 82 kmW
  • Scarba Island 97 kmSW

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