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Island

Eilean nan Stac

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°21′01″ N 5°35′53″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean nan Stac Eilean nan Stac
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Plockton
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
INV Inverness Airport96 km
SYY Stornoway Airport106 km

About Eilean nan Stac

Eilean nan Stac is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Eilean an t-Sratha and Eilean Glasaich.

Climate of Eilean nan Stac

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 268 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (268 mm)
Driest month
May (103 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 nan Stac
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°13°15°17°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)259170214117103116128146222250268261

How to get to Eilean nan Stac

The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 96 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 185 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 96 kmeast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 106 kmnorthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 185 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 188 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 214 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 307 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean nan Stac

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 4,037 natural sites, 1,244 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km455 places

  • Scalpay Island 24 kmW
  • Sandaig Islands Island 21 kmS
  • Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 24 kmS
  • Pabay Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,917 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 40 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 28 kmW
  • Wiay Island Island 54 kmW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km2,948 places

  • Hebrides Island 85 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 94 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 61 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 65 kmW

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