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Island

Eilean an Tighe

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°53′00″ N 6°21′00″ W

Eilean an Tighe
Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Scalpay
21 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport37 km
BEB Benbecula Airport75 km

About Eilean an Tighe

Eilean an Tighe is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

"Eilean an Taighe", or "Eilean Taigh" is a fairly common island name Eilean an T(a)ighe, meaning "House Island" (lit. "Island of the House"), is one of the Shiant Islands. It is joined to Garbh Eilean by an isthmus, so they each form part of what is actually a single island.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Eilean an Tighe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (176 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).

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Climate of Eilean an Tighe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°10°13°15°16°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°12°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)16512013682707891102145171176169

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Eilean an Tighe

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 37 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 258 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 37 kmnorth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 75 kmsouthwest
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 116 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 258 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 258 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 268 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 288 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 367 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eilean an Tighe

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 2,590 natural sites, 1,254 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Scalpay Island 19 kmW
  • Rosaigh Island 22 kmW
  • Mullach Buidhe Island 2 kmNW
  • Glas Sgeir Island 24 kmN

25–60 km1,437 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 27 kmW
  • Island of Raasay Island 58 kmS
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 46 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 53 kmNW

60–100 km2,239 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 65 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 70 kmS
  • Eilean Dubh Island 85 kmNE
  • Stulaigh Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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