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Eilean Bacsaingvat

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°13′00″ N 6°50′50″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Bacsaingvat Eilean Bacsaingvat
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Breaclete
1.3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport30 km
BEB Benbecula Airport87 km

About Eilean Bacsaingvat

Eilean Bacsaingvat is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Eilean na Ceannamhòir and Carnan Aulaidh.

Climate of Eilean Bacsaingvat

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (65 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 Bacsaingvat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1531161257965738596132160162153

How to get to Eilean Bacsaingvat

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 304 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 30 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 87 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 138 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 305 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 335 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Eilean Bacsaingvat

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,161 natural sites, 932 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 11 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 13 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 8 kmNW
  • Craigeam Island 8 kmN

25–60 km478 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 35 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 41 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 27 kmE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 30 kmE

60–100 km1,220 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 81 kmS
  • Lingay Island 64 kmS
  • Clett Island 78 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Breaclete Village, Western Isles
    1.3 km N
  • Barraglom Village, Western Isles
    1.5 km SE
  • Crùlabhig Village, Western Isles
    3 km SE
  • Tobson Village, Western Isles
    3.3 km NW
  • Kirkibost Village, Western Isles
    3.4 km E
  • Croir Village, Western Isles
    4.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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