- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport4 km
- BRR Barra Airport52 km
About Eilean Ard na Saille
Eilean Ard na Saille is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Iocrach nan Clach Corr and Eilean nan Clach Corr.
Photos of Eilean Ard na Saille
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Ard na Saille
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (163 mm)
- Driest month
- May (64 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 109 | 120 | 76 | 64 | 75 | 89 | 104 | 138 | 163 | 159 | 154 |
How to get to Eilean Ard na Saille
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 4 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 259 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 4 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 52 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 100 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 259 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 303 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 315 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Ard na Saille
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,255 natural sites, 1,011 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km423 places
- Lingay Island 23 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 17 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 9 kmE
- Taghaigh Island 23 kmNE
25–60 km568 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 55 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 39 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 58 kmS
- Scalpay Island 57 kmNE
60–100 km1,298 places
- Hebrides Island 64 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 66 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 74 kmE
- Eigg Island 94 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Flodaigh Village, Western Isles1.3 km E
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Gramisdale Village, Western Isles1.5 km W
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Grimsay Village, Western Isles1.9 km NE
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles4.9 km SW
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Rossinish Village, Western Isles2 km SE
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Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles2.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eilean Iocrach nan Clach Corr Island, Western Isles1.1 km N
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Eilean nan Clach Corr Island, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Eilean Nèill Island, Western Isles1.4 km SE
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Eilean na Brathe Island, Western Isles1.4 km W
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Flodaigh Island, Western Isles1.4 km E
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Eilean na Dairbe Island, Western Isles1.5 km NE
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Eilean na Braiste Island, Western Isles1.6 km E
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Eilean na h-Airigh Island, Western Isles1.6 km N
Sources & licences
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