Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay)
Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°01′16″ N 7°20′03″ W
- Elevation
- 95 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport7 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport51 km
About Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay)
Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay) is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Gighay and Hellisay.
Photos of Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay)
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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 -
Beinn Sciathan Mipmapped · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay)
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- 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) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 108 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 103 | 133 | 158 | 154 | 149 |
How to get to Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay)
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 51 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 65 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 229 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 274 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 281 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 284 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 318 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mullach a' Charnain (Gighay)
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 1,002 natural sites, 897 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km171 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 13 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 20 kmN
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 3 kmSW
- Vatersay Island Island 17 kmSW
25–60 km365 places
- Hebrides Island 32 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 55 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 37 kmN
60–100 km1,384 places
- Isle of Skye Island 73 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 87 kmNE
- Eigg Island 72 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles8.8 km SW
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Bogach Village, Western Isles5.7 km SW
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Bayherivagh Village, Western Isles5.8 km SW
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Acairseid Village, Western Isles5.9 km NE
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Àird Mhithinis Village, Western Isles6 km W
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Pàirceanan Village, Western Isles6.1 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gighay Island, Western Isles0.3 km E
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles1.1 km SW
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Eilean a' Ceud Island, Western Isles0.5 km S
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Eilean a' Ghamhna Island, Western Isles0.7 km W
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Beinn a' Charnain Mountain, Western Isles1.3 km SW
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Eilean na Cartach Island, Western Isles1 km S
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Meall Mor Island, Western Isles1.3 km S
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Flodday Island, Western Isles2.9 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fuday Island, Western Isles4.4 km NW
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Orosay Island, Western Isles5.2 km W
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Snagaras Island, Western Isles2.4 km SW
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Garbh-Lingeigh Island, Western Isles2.7 km SW
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Eilean Sheumais Island, Western Isles3 km SW
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Orosay Island, Western Isles5.3 km W
Sources & licences
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