- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport63 km
- INV Inverness Airport92 km
About Horse Island
Horse Island is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) and Meall nan Gabhar.
Photos of Horse Island
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Tanera Beg See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Horse Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 228 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (228 mm)
- Driest month
- May (86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 212 | 145 | 175 | 99 | 86 | 102 | 111 | 129 | 187 | 213 | 228 | 215 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Horse Island
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 216 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 63 kmnorthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 92 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 132 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 221 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 245 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 261 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 379 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horse Island
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 3,384 natural sites, 1,028 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km417 places
- Eilean a' Char Island 7 kmNW
- Tanera More Island 5 kmNW
- Summer Isles Island 5 kmW
- Soyea Island Island 18 kmN
25–60 km1,317 places
- Eilean Dubh Island 38 kmN
- Whale Islet Island 52 kmN
- Eilean Sùbhainn Island 33 kmS
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 33 kmS
60–100 km2,715 places
- Isle of Skye Island 93 kmSW
- Isle of Harris Natural site 87 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 79 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Acheninver Village, Highland2.7 km NE
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Badenscallie Village, Highland3.1 km NE
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Polglass Village, Highland3.3 km N
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Achiltibuie Village, Highland4.3 km N -
Garadheancal Village, Highland3.8 km NW
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Culnacraig Village, Highland4.4 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sgurr nan Uan (Horse Island) Island, Highland0.4 km E
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Meall nan Gabhar Island, Highland1.3 km N
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Cnoc na Croiche Mountain, Highland2.9 km N
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Càrn nan Sgeir Island, Highland2.6 km S
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Meall Dubh Ard Mountain, Highland3.6 km E
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Meall nan Caorach Island, Highland3.1 km S
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Conmheall Mountain, Highland4.6 km E
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Badentarbet Bay Natural site, Highland3.8 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Tanera Beg Island, Highland6.3 km NW
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Isle Ristol Island, Highland8.5 km NW -
Glas-leac Mòr Island, Highland8.6 km NW -
Meall Mor Island, Highland4.2 km NW
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Tanera More Island, Highland4.5 km NW
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Eilean na Saille Island, Highland5.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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