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Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°48′58″ N 5°27′56″ W

Map showing the location of Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
115 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aultbea
7.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport68 km
INV Inverness Airport90 km

About Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil

Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Eilean nam Bò Buidhe and Carn nan Cuileag.

Climate of Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 265 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
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 Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°14°16°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)254173214120105117130149218248265254

How to get to Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 213 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 68 kmnorthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 90 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 119 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmeast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 249 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 360 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eileanan an Ruidh Mhaoil

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,815 natural sites, 1,140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km465 places

  • Eilean a' Char Island 23 kmN
  • Tanera More Island 22 kmN
  • Summer Isles Island 21 kmN
  • Eilean Sùbhainn Island 13 kmS

25–60 km1,438 places

  • Eilean Dubh Island 58 kmN
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 54 kmW
  • Eilean Trodday Island 51 kmW
  • Eilean Tigh Island 46 kmSW

60–100 km3,089 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 74 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 80 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 60 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 78 kmSW

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