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Maol Dòmhnaich

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°55′02″ N 7°26′36″ W

Map showing the location of Maol Dòmhnaich Maol Dòmhnaich
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
141 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Barra
7.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport12 km
TRE Tiree Airport58 km

About Maol Dòmhnaich

Maol Dòmhnaich is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Maol Domhnaich and Muldoanich Island.

Climate of Maol Dòmhnaich

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (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 Maol Dòmhnaich
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°13°15°15°14°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15411212177657391107136162157152

How to get to Maol Dòmhnaich

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 12 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 229 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 12 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 58 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 63 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 275 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 278 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 283 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 325 kmeast

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

Day trips from Maol Dòmhnaich

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 792 natural sites, 810 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km136 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 8 kmNW
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 11 kmNE
  • Vatersay Island Island 5 kmW
  • Stack Islands Island 20 kmN

25–60 km242 places

  • Hebrides Island 39 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 33 kmN
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 47 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 48 kmN

60–100 km1,242 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 84 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 98 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 78 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 81 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles
    7.1 km N
  • Ledaig Village, Western Isles
    4.1 km NW
  • Uidh Village, Western Isles
    4.6 km NW
  • Leideag Village, Western Isles
    4.6 km NW
  • Brevig Village, Western Isles
    4.7 km N
  • Castlebay Village, Western Isles
    5.1 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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