- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport5 km
- BRR Barra Airport51 km
About Eilean Nèill
Eilean Nèill is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Flodaigh and Benbecula Island.
Photos of Eilean Nèill
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Eaval Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Nèill
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 |
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| 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 Nèill
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 5 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 257 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 5 kmwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 51 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 100 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 257 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 302 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 331 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Nèill
Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 1,262 natural sites, 1,018 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km419 places
- Lingay Island 24 kmN
- Siolaigh Mor Island 16 kmS
- Flodaigh Beag Island 9 kmNE
- Taghaigh Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km570 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 56 kmNE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 38 kmE
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 57 kmS
- Scalpay Island 57 kmNE
60–100 km1,314 places
- Hebrides Island 62 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 65 kmE
- Island of Raasay Island 73 kmE
- Eigg Island 92 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rossinish Village, Western Isles0.7 km SE
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Flodaigh Village, Western Isles0.9 km NE
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles4.7 km SW
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Gramisdale Village, Western Isles2.5 km NW
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Grimsay Village, Western Isles2.6 km N
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Rubha Dubh Village, Western Isles2.7 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Flodaigh Island, Western Isles0.9 km NE
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Benbecula Island Island, Western Isles1.4 km S
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Eilean Ard na Saille Island, Western Isles1.4 km NW
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Eilean na Braiste Island, Western Isles1.7 km NE
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Ruabhal [Rueval] Island, Western Isles1.7 km SW
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Eilean Fiadhaich Island, Western Isles1.8 km W
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Eilean Mòr Ard nam Fiadh Island, Western Isles2 km W
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Eilean Mhic Iain Duibh Island, Western Isles2.2 km E
Sources & licences
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