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Mountain

Gob an Duin

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°47′40″ N 8°33′11″ W

Map showing the location of Gob an Duin Gob an Duin
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
84 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BEB Benbecula Airport79 km
BRR Barra Airport109 km

About Gob an Duin

Gob an Duin is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 84 m. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Sgeir Cul an Rubha and Sgeir Cùl an Rubha.

Climate of Gob an Duin

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 179 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
March (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (190 mm)
Driest month
May (83 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 Gob an Duin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°7°8°9°11°12°13°13°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°4°3°4°6°8°9°10°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)177137148968386100120152190179174

How to get to Gob an Duin

The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 79 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 339 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 79 kmsoutheast
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 109 kmsoutheast
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 139 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 339 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 368 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 386 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 392 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 394 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gob an Duin

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 232 natural sites, 499 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Leibhinis Island 3 kmE
  • Soay Island 6 kmNW
  • St Kilda Island 3 kmNW
  • Dùn Island 1 kmNW

25–60 km7 places

  • Shillay Island 59 kmSE
  • Heisgeir Eagach Island 51 kmE
  • Eilean Siorruidh Island 60 kmSE
  • Siolaigh Island 59 kmSE

60–100 km692 places

  • Lingay Island 79 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 94 kmSE
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 90 kmE
  • Bhalaigh Island 95 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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