Kilbar Peninsula
Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°02′00″ N 7°27′00″ W
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport1 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport50 km
About Kilbar Peninsula
Kilbar Peninsula is a natural site. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (1 km). Nearby sights include Beinn Eolaigearraidh and Dun Sgurabhal.
Photos of Kilbar Peninsula
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Orosay Neil King · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kilbar Peninsula
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (158 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 108 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 103 | 133 | 158 | 154 | 149 |
How to get to Kilbar Peninsula
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 1 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 236 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 1 kmsouth
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 50 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 69 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 236 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 281 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 288 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 325 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kilbar Peninsula
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 834 natural sites, 782 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km174 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 8 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 21 kmNE
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 6 kmSE
- Vatersay Island Island 14 kmS
25–60 km336 places
- Hebrides Island 39 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 56 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 36 kmN
60–100 km1,123 places
- Isle of Skye Island 78 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 92 kmNE
- Eigg Island 79 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 72 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Eoligarry Village, Western Isles1.4 km NE
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles5.9 km S
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Àird Mhithinis Village, Western Isles3.5 km S
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Bayherivagh Village, Western Isles4.1 km SE
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Grithean Village, Western Isles4.1 km SW
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Cuidhir Village, Western Isles4.1 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beinn Eolaigearraidh Mountain, Western Isles0.8 km NE
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Dun Sgurabhal Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Eilean Dallaig Island, Western Isles1.3 km N
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Orosay Island, Western Isles2 km E
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Orosay Island, Western Isles1.9 km E
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Beinn Sgurabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.2 km N
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Orasaigh Island, Western Isles1.8 km E
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Beinn Eireabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Beinn Chliad Mountain, Western Isles3 km SW
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Greian Head Natural site, Western Isles5.1 km SW
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Beinn Ob Mountain, Western Isles4.3 km S
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Cnoc an Fhithich Mountain, Western Isles4.3 km SW
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Beinn Sciathan Mountain, Western Isles11 km NE -
Easaval Mountain, Western Isles12 km NE
Sources & licences
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