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The Small Isles

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′00″ N 6°15′00″ W

Map showing the location of The Small Isles The Small Isles
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
84 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Raonapoll
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
TRE Tiree Airport67 km
BRR Barra Airport73 km

About The Small Isles

The Small Isles is an island. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Hallival and Askival.

Climate of The Small Isles

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 6° · Rain 251 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (251 mm)
Driest month
May (97 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 The Small Isles
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)24515619311197107125148217241251240

How to get to The Small Isles

The nearest airport is Tiree Airport (TRE), 67 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 176 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 67 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 73 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 176 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 209 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 221 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 252 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 268 kmsouth

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

Day trips from The Small Isles

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 3,007 natural sites, 1,463 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Eigg Island 12 kmSE
  • Dùn Mòr Island 15 kmW
  • Soay Island 15 kmN
  • Sanday Island Island 16 kmW

25–60 km1,416 places

  • Hebrides Island 34 kmW
  • Isle of Skye Island 33 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 44 kmN
  • Scalpay Island 35 kmNE

60–100 km2,938 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 60 kmNW
  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 77 kmW
  • Scarba Island 97 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 99 kmN

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