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Sgeir Ghlas

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°14′27″ N 6°56′34″ W

Map showing the location of Sgeir Ghlas Sgeir Ghlas
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Valtos
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport36 km
BEB Benbecula Airport88 km

About Sgeir Ghlas

Sgeir Ghlas is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Roiraval and Mamol.

Climate of Sgeir Ghlas

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (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 Sgeir Ghlas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1531161257965738596132160162153

How to get to Sgeir Ghlas

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 310 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 36 kmeast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 88 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 139 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 310 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 311 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 341 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sgeir Ghlas

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 948 natural sites, 857 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 13 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 15 kmNE
  • Bearasaigh Island 4 kmNE
  • Craigeam Island 8 kmNE

25–60 km533 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 39 kmS
  • Scalpay Island 45 kmS
  • Tannaraidh Island 34 kmSE
  • Tabhaigh Mor Island 36 kmE

60–100 km947 places

  • The Coral Beaches Beach 84 kmS
  • Lingay Island 65 kmS
  • Clett Island 81 kmS
  • Eilean a' Char Island 91 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Valtos Village, Western Isles
    1.9 km S
  • Kneep Village, Western Isles
    2.2 km S
  • Tobson Village, Western Isles
    4.1 km E
  • Reef Village, Western Isles
    4.2 km S
  • Uigen Village, Western Isles
    4.2 km S
  • Bostadh Village, Western Isles
    4.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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