Monach Islands Light
Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°31′33″ N 7°41′42″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BEB Benbecula Airport21 km
- BRR Barra Airport58 km
About Monach Islands Light
Monach Islands Light is a landmark. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Shillay and Siolaigh.
Photos of Monach Islands Light
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Ceann Ear Marc Calhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Monach Islands Light
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (162 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 112 | 118 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 86 | 101 | 132 | 162 | 156 | 151 |
How to get to Monach Islands Light
The nearest airport is Benbecula Airport (BEB), 21 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 280 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 21 kmeast
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 58 kmsouth
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 112 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 280 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 310 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 326 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 340 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Monach Islands Light
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 961 natural sites, 898 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km107 places
- Bhorogaigh Island 19 kmE
- Vallay Island Island 23 kmNE
- Shillay Island 1 kmNE
- Kirkibost Island Island 17 kmE
25–60 km560 places
- Lingay Island 32 kmNE
- Stulaigh Island 46 kmSE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmSE
- Flodaigh Beag Island 33 kmE
60–100 km1,210 places
- Hebrides Island 82 kmSE
- Isle of Skye Island 90 kmE
- Isle of Harris Natural site 68 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 99 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shillay Island, Western Isles0.1 km NE
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Siolaigh Island, Western Isles0.1 km N
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Eilean Siorruidh Island, Western Isles0.3 km SE
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Ceann Iar Island, Western Isles2.1 km E
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Cnoc Bharr Island, Western Isles2.4 km E
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Monach Islands Island, Western Isles3 km E
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Ceann Ear Island, Western Isles4.8 km E
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Sibhinis Island, Western Isles3.6 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Tigharry Village, Western Isles14 km NE
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Balranald Village, Western Isles14 km NE
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Hougharry Village, Western Isles14 km NE
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Isle of Benbecula Village, Western Isles23 km E
More sights in Western Isles
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Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula Landmark, Western Isles18 km NE
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles73 km NE -
Kildonan Museum Museum, Western Isles38 km SE
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Barra Head Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles83 km S -
Ushenish Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Western Isles39 km SE
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Tiumpan Head Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles123 km NE
Sources & licences
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