- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport74 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport94 km
About Eilean nan Ron
Eilean nan Ron is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include An Innis and Cnoc na Caillich.
Photos of Eilean nan Ron
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Cnoc an Fhreiceadain Brian Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean nan Ron
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (147 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 87 | 109 | 71 | 65 | 76 | 85 | 98 | 125 | 137 | 147 | 129 |
How to get to Eilean nan Ron
The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 206 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 74 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 94 kmnortheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 114 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 206 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 246 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 298 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 300 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean nan Ron
Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 1,655 natural sites, 518 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km202 places
- Rabbit Islands Island 3 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 3 kmE
- Eilean Iosal Island 1 kmNW
- Eilean Hoan Island 20 kmW
25–60 km806 places
- Clett Island 47 kmE
- Eilean Dubh Island 55 kmSW
- Whale Islet Island 48 kmW
- Meall Mòr Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km1,205 places
- Hoy Island 69 kmNE
- Flotta Island 77 kmNE
- Gairsay Island 98 kmNE
- Hesta Head Natural site 86 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Skerray Village, Highland3 km SE
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Strathan Skerray Village, Highland2.4 km S
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Lamigo Neighbourhood, Highland2.7 km SE
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Tubeg Neighbourhood, Highland2.8 km SE
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Clashaidy Neighbourhood, Highland3.1 km SE
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Clashclevan Neighbourhood, Highland3.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
An Innis Mountain, Highland0.8 km SW
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Cnoc na Caillich Island, Highland0.6 km E
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Meall Thailm Island, Highland1.4 km NW
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Eilean Iosal Island, Highland1.4 km NW
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Stac a' Bhagh Mountain, Highland2.3 km E
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Am Breac-leathad Mountain, Highland2.4 km SE
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Stac Geodh' Mhanaich Mountain, Highland2.5 km E
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Carn Lamigo Mountain, Highland2.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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