- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport50 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport102 km
About Rubha Reidh Lighthouse
Rubha Reidh Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Highland, Scotland.
Rua Reidh Lighthouse stands close to the entrance to Loch Ewe in Wester Ross, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1912
- Heritage designation
- category B listed building
- Height
- 25 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Rubha Reidh Lighthouse
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Bill Kasman · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Alexander Reuss · CC BY 3.0 -
Alexander Reuss · CC BY 3.0 -
John Mason from Edinburgh, UK · CC BY 2.0 -
Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Rubha Reidh Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 214 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (214 mm)
- Driest month
- May (76 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) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 194 | 131 | 156 | 88 | 76 | 91 | 101 | 115 | 173 | 199 | 214 | 200 |
How to get to Rubha Reidh Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 231 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 50 kmnorthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 102 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 111 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 231 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 236 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 241 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 265 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rubha Reidh Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 3,427 natural sites, 1,261 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km212 places
- Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 25 kmSE
- Priest Island Island 21 kmNE
- Longa Island Island 14 kmS
- Gruinard Island Island 21 kmE
25–60 km1,514 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 59 kmW
- Island of Raasay Island 55 kmS
- Scalpay Island 51 kmW
- Eilean a' Char Island 28 kmNE
60–100 km2,990 places
- Isle of Skye Island 68 kmSW
- The Coral Beaches Beach 63 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 75 kmNW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 74 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stac Buidhe Mountain, Highland0.8 km E
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Stac Dubh Island, Scotland0.8 km E
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An Cuaidh Mountain, Highland3.7 km SE
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Eilean Dubh Island, Highland3.5 km E
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Meall Glac a' Bheithe Mountain, Highland5.8 km E
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Meall na h-Airighe Riabhaich Mountain, Highland5.8 km E
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Leac an Traghaidh Island, Scotland3.9 km S
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Meall na h-Uamhaidh Mountain, Highland6.4 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Melvaig Village, Highland5.4 km S -
Cove Village, Highland6.7 km E -
Aultgrishan Village, Highland6.6 km S
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Mellon Charles Village, Highland11 km E
More sights in Highland
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Eilean Trodday Lighthouse Landmark, Highland32 km SW
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Duntulm Castle Historic site, Highland37 km SW
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Neist Point Lighthouse Landmark, Highland76 km SW -
Skye Museum of Island Life Museum, Highland40 km SW
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Dun Telve Historic site, Highland75 km S -
Dun Troddan Historic site, Highland75 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources