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Mountain

Sotan

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′00″ N 7°38′45″ W

Map showing the location of Sotan Sotan
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
193 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isle of Barra
25 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport29 km
TRE Tiree Airport57 km

About Sotan

Sotan is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 193 m. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Sròn an Dùin and Barra Head Lighthouse.

Climate of Sotan

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (159 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 Sotan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°3°5°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15111111774637288104130159151148

How to get to Sotan

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 233 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 29 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 57 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 80 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 233 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 266 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 290 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 340 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sotan

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 476 natural sites, 601 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 23 kmN
  • Vatersay Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Sandray Island 15 kmNE
  • Pabbay Island 9 kmNE

25–60 km163 places

  • Hebrides Island 55 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 51 kmNE
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 30 kmNE
  • Vorran Island Island 57 kmN

60–100 km855 places

  • Eigg Island 91 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 65 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 86 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 65 kmN

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