- Elevation
- 267 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport52 km
- SYY Stornoway Airport53 km
About Beinn Ra [Ben Raah]
Beinn Ra [Ben Raah] is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Taransay and Beinn na h-Uidhe.
Photos of Beinn Ra [Ben Raah]
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Taransay Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 -
Ben Luskentyre David Crocker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Beinn Ra [Ben Raah]
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 173 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (173 mm)
- Driest month
- May (70 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 162 | 122 | 137 | 83 | 70 | 79 | 93 | 105 | 145 | 173 | 173 | 164 |
How to get to Beinn Ra [Ben Raah]
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 52 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 283 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 52 kmsouthwest
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 53 kmnortheast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 102 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 283 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 306 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 318 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 375 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Beinn Ra [Ben Raah]
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,363 natural sites, 1,022 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km368 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 12 kmE
- Scalpay Island 21 kmE
- Rosaigh Island 18 kmE
- Aird Mhor Island 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,010 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 50 kmSE
- Dalmore Beach Beach 47 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 48 kmN
- Lingay Island 29 kmSW
60–100 km1,028 places
- Isle of Skye Island 81 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 81 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 93 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 93 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Luskentyre Village, Western Isles4.5 km E
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Seilebost Village, Western Isles5.5 km SE
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Cliasmol Village, Western Isles6.2 km NE
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Horgabost Village, Western Isles6.2 km S
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Amhuinnsuidhe Village, Western Isles7 km N
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Miavag Village, Western Isles7 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Taransay Island, Western Isles1 km SW
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Beinn na h-Uidhe Mountain, Western Isles2 km SW
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Sgeir a' Bhuallt Island, Western Isles2.9 km S
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Neishnaval Mountain, Western Isles3.9 km SW
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Soay Mór Island, Western Isles3.8 km NE
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Bualabhal Mountain, Western Isles4.6 km SW
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Clach Mhic Leoid Mountain, Western Isles4.8 km S
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Sodhaigh Mor Island, Western Isles4.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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