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Eilean Fada

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°14′03″ N 6°52′00″ W

Map showing the location of Eilean Fada Eilean Fada
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tobson
1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport32 km
BEB Benbecula Airport89 km

About Eilean Fada

Eilean Fada is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Eilean Rainich and Liongam.

Climate of Eilean Fada

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 Fada
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 Fada

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 306 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 32 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 89 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 139 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 306 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 308 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 338 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Eilean Fada

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,088 natural sites, 897 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km389 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 10 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 12 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 5 kmNW
  • Craigeam Island 6 kmN

25–60 km487 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 37 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 43 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 29 kmSE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 31 kmSE

60–100 km1,126 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 83 kmS
  • Lingay Island 65 kmS
  • Clett Island 80 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Tobson Village, Western Isles
    1 km NW
  • Breaclete Village, Western Isles
    1.7 km SE
  • Croir Village, Western Isles
    2.4 km N
  • Bostadh Village, Western Isles
    2.6 km N
  • Barraglom Village, Western Isles
    3.7 km SE
  • Reef Village, Western Isles
    4.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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