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Mountain

Heacla

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°48′12″ N 7°38′29″ W

Map showing the location of Heacla Heacla
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
219 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Barra
23 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport27 km
TRE Tiree Airport58 km

About Heacla

Heacla is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 219 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Mingulay and Càrnan.

Climate of Heacla

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (159 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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 Heacla
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°3°5°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15111111774637288104130159151148

How to get to Heacla

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 234 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 27 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 58 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 77 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 268 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 290 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 339 kmeast

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles
    23 km NE
  • Uidh Village, Western Isles
    17 km NE
  • Leideag Village, Western Isles
    19 km NE
  • Kentangaval Village, Western Isles
    19 km NE
  • Castlebay Village, Western Isles
    19 km NE
  • Borve Village, Western Isles
    19 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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