Great Stac of Handa, Highland — Elevation and map

About Great Stac of Handa

Great Stac of Handa is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 72 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Stac a' Bhrisidh and Stac an t-Seabhaig.

Climate of Great Stac of Handa

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month: August (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (168 mm)
Driest month: May (64 mm)

7° 2°

8° 3°

9° 4°

12° 6°

13° 8°

15° 10°

14° 9°

12° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

143

Feb

98

Mar

120

Apr

76

May

64

Jun

79

Jul

88

Aug

106

Sep

143

Oct

158

Nov

168

Dec

149

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 Great Stac of Handa
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	8°	9°	12°	13°	15°	15°	14°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	143	98	120	76	64	79	88	106	143	158	168	149

How to get to Great Stac of Handa

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the southeast.

Airports

Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 69 kmwest
Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 116 kmsoutheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 123 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsoutheast
Dundee Population: 148.2K 252 kmsoutheast
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 287 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 297 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Great Stac of Handa

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 2,122 natural sites, 706 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km425 places

Eilean Dubh Island 9 kmS
Whale Islet Island 6 kmNE
Oldany Island Island 15 kmS
Meall Mòr Island 12 kmS

25–60 km713 places

Eilean a' Char Island 43 kmS
Tanera More Island 44 kmS
Summer Isles Island 45 kmS
Soyea Island Island 28 kmS

60–100 km1,710 places

Dalmore Beach Beach 92 kmW
Dailbeag Beach Beach 90 kmW
Clett Island 100 kmE
Tannaraidh Island 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Tarbet Village, Highland
3.4 km E
Fanagmore Village, Highland
4.5 km E
Scourie Village, Highland
4.8 km SE
Foindle Village, Highland
5.7 km E
Upper Badcall Village, Highland
7.1 km SE
Lower Badcall Village, Highland
7.8 km SE

Great Stac of Handa

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Stac a' Bhrisidh Mountain, Highland
0.3 km E
Stac an t-Seabhaig Island, Highland
<0.1 km N
Sithean Mor East Top Mountain, Highland
0.8 km E
Sithean Mor Island, Highland
0.5 km S
Stac na Faoileige Mountain, Highland
1.1 km E
Handa Island Island, Highland
0.9 km SE
Eilean an Aigeich Island, Highland
2.1 km E
Eilean Glas Island, Highland
2.5 km E