- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport48 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport61 km
About Eilean nan Stearnag
Eilean nan Stearnag is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Loch a’ Ghlinne and Huiseabhal Mor.
Photos of Eilean nan Stearnag
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Kearstay JJM · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean nan Stearnag
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 176 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (177 mm)
- Driest month
- May (73 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 167 | 127 | 140 | 86 | 73 | 80 | 94 | 107 | 147 | 177 | 176 | 168 |
How to get to Eilean nan Stearnag
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 292 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 48 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 61 kmsouth
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 112 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 292 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 310 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 326 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 385 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean nan Stearnag
Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,221 natural sites, 974 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km388 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 18 kmSE
- Rosaigh Island 25 kmSE
- Gousam Island 23 kmN
- Coddem Island 24 kmSE
25–60 km808 places
- Dalmore Beach Beach 38 kmNE
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 39 kmNE
- Scalpay Island 26 kmSE
- Lingay Island 38 kmS
60–100 km1,021 places
- Isle of Skye Island 91 kmSE
- Island of Raasay Island 90 kmSE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 60 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 94 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Govig Village, Western Isles3.5 km SW
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Amhuinnsuidhe Village, Western Isles5.4 km SE
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Cliasmol Village, Western Isles7.2 km SE
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Miavag Village, Western Isles9.1 km SE
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Mealasta Village, Western Isles12 km N
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Luskentyre Village, Western Isles13 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch a’ Ghlinne Lake, Western Isles<0.1 km SW
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Huiseabhal Mor Mountain, Western Isles0.9 km SW
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Sgianait Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Oireabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.4 km SW
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Ceartabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.5 km E
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Forest of Harris Natural site, Western Isles1.9 km E
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Taran Mor Mountain, Western Isles3.2 km N
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Huiseabhal Beag Mountain, Western Isles2.6 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Kearstay Island, Western Isles7.9 km NW
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Grèine Sgeir Island, Western Isles3.8 km NW
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Taransay Island, Western Isles11 km S -
Fladaigh Island, Western Isles4.4 km NW
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Eilean an Fhraoich Island, Western Isles4.5 km SE
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Loch Ashavat Lake, Western Isles6.2 km E
Sources & licences
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