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Gousam

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°11′55″ N 6°55′18″ W

Map showing the location of Gousam Gousam
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Reef
0.7 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport35 km
BEB Benbecula Airport84 km

About Gousam

Gousam is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Flodaigh and Cnoc Riof.

Climate of Gousam

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 Gousam
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 Gousam

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 35 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 35 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 84 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 135 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 306 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 306 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 311 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gousam

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 1,057 natural sites, 905 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km413 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 15 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 17 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 9 kmN
  • Craigeam Island 11 kmNE

25–60 km494 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 34 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 40 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 31 kmE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 33 kmE

60–100 km1,072 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 80 kmS
  • Lingay Island 61 kmS
  • Clett Island 77 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Reef Village, Western Isles
    0.7 km N
  • Uigen Village, Western Isles
    1.6 km W
  • Geisiadar Village, Western Isles
    1.8 km S
  • Kneep Village, Western Isles
    3 km NW
  • Valtos Village, Western Isles
    3.4 km NW
  • Uig Village, Western Isles
    4.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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