- Elevation
- 161 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport34 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport69 km
About Eilean Shìophoirt
Eilean Shìophoirt is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Seaforth Island and Creagan Ghlasa.
Photos of Eilean Shìophoirt
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Seaforth Island JJM · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Eilean Shìophoirt
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 182 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (182 mm)
- Driest month
- May (74 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 171 | 126 | 144 | 89 | 74 | 83 | 97 | 110 | 154 | 181 | 182 | 173 |
How to get to Eilean Shìophoirt
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 281 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 34 kmnortheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 69 kmsouthwest
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 117 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 281 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 293 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 313 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 382 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Eilean Shìophoirt
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 1,713 natural sites, 1,090 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km567 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 12 kmSW
- Scalpay Island 15 kmS
- Tannaraidh Island 23 kmNE
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 25 kmNE
25–60 km601 places
- The Coral Beaches Beach 55 kmS
- Dalmore Beach Beach 34 kmN
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 35 kmN
- Lingay Island 47 kmSW
60–100 km1,655 places
- Isle of Skye Island 83 kmS
- Island of Raasay Island 79 kmSE
- Scalpay Island 91 kmSE
- Eilean a' Char Island 76 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ath Linne Village, Western Isles1.8 km NW
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Aird a Mhulaidh Village, Western Isles2.2 km W
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Maraig Village, Western Isles4.6 km S
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Eilean Anabuich Village, Western Isles5 km S
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Bunavoneader Village, Western Isles8 km SW
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Rhenigidale Village, Western Isles8.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Seaforth Island Island, Western Isles0.5 km NW
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Creagan Ghlasa Mountain, Western Isles2.3 km S
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Cleit Ard Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km SW
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Cithis Mhor Mountain, Western Isles3.1 km NE
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Beinn a' Mhuil Mountain, Western Isles3.3 km NW
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Ceann Mor Mountain, Western Isles4.3 km S
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Liuthaid Mountain, Western Isles4.5 km NW
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Mullach a' Ruisg Mountain, Western Isles4.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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