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Meall Mor

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°00′34″ N 7°20′12″ W

Map showing the location of Meall Mor Meall Mor
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
76 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Barra
8 km SW
Airports
BRR Barra Airport7 km
BEB Benbecula Airport53 km

About Meall Mor

Meall Mor is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Hellisay and Eilean na Cartach.

Climate of Meall Mor

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · 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).

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Climate of Meall Mor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14910811774637189103133158154149

How to get to Meall Mor

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 229 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 7 kmwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 53 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 64 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 274 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 281 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 283 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast

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

Day trips from Meall Mor

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 994 natural sites, 896 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km166 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 12 kmW
  • Stulaigh Island 21 kmN
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 2 kmW
  • Vatersay Island Island 16 kmSW

25–60 km349 places

  • Hebrides Island 32 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 36 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 57 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 38 kmN

60–100 km1,396 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 73 kmNE
  • Island of Raasay Island 87 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 72 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 69 kmNE

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