- Elevation
- 171 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- INV Inverness Airport86 km
- TRE Tiree Airport121 km
About River Shiel
River Shiel is a river. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Odhar and Sgurr nan Spainteach.
Climate of River Shiel
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 316 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- December (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (328 mm)
- Driest month
- May (128 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 328 | 219 | 274 | 148 | 128 | 134 | 151 | 175 | 258 | 294 | 316 | 319 |
How to get to River Shiel
The nearest airport is Inverness Airport (INV), 86 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 159 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 86 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 121 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 129 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 159 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 162 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 187 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 194 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 289 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from River Shiel
Within 100 km: 40 historic and cultural sites, 4,401 natural sites, 1,120 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km527 places
- Sandaig Islands Island 24 kmW
- Eilean Ràrsaidh Island 20 kmW
- Eilean Donan Island 18 kmNW
- Eilean Tioram Island 17 kmW
25–60 km1,997 places
- Isle of Skye Island 59 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 52 kmNW
- Scalpay Island 43 kmW
- Eilean Tigh Island 57 kmNW
60–100 km3,037 places
- Hebrides Island 94 kmW
- Eigg Island 60 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 89 kmNW
- Oronsay Island 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kinloch Hourn Village, Highland8.4 km SW
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Shiel Bridge Village, Highland8.9 km NW
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Morvich Village, Highland9 km NW
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Carn-gorm Village, Highland8.9 km NW
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Invershiel Village, Highland9.1 km NW
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Ault a' chruinn Village, Highland9.1 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Odhar Mountain, Highland1.5 km NW
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Sgurr nan Spainteach Mountain, Highland2.1 km NW
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Sgurr an Lochain Mountain, Highland3 km S -
Saileag Mountain, Highland1.9 km NE
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Creag nan Damh Mountain, Highland3.1 km SW -
Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg West Top Mountain, Highland2.2 km NE
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Sgurr an Doire Leathain Mountain, Highland3.6 km S -
Sgurr Beag Mountain, Highland2.6 km S
Sources & licences
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