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Mountain

Taran Beag

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°01′57″ N 7°00′21″ W

Map showing the location of Taran Beag Taran Beag
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
218 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Govig
7.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport45 km
BEB Benbecula Airport65 km

About Taran Beag

Taran Beag is a mountain. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. Elevation: 218 m. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Taran Mor and Cleit Lamadale.

Climate of Taran Beag

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 176 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (177 mm)
Driest month
May (73 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 Taran Beag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°11°12°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°9°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)16712714086738094107147177176168

How to get to Taran Beag

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 294 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 45 kmnortheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 65 kmsouth
  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 294 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 310 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 327 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 388 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Taran Beag

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 1,197 natural sites, 965 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km434 places

  • Isle of Harris Natural site 19 kmSE
  • Cèabhaigh Island 24 kmNE
  • Gousam Island 19 kmN
  • Tearbaso Island 22 kmN

25–60 km684 places

  • Dalmore Beach Beach 34 kmNE
  • Dailbeag Beach Beach 35 kmNE
  • Scalpay Island 27 kmSE
  • Lingay Island 42 kmS

60–100 km1,066 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 93 kmSE
  • Island of Raasay Island 91 kmSE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 63 kmS
  • Clett Island 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Govig Village, Western Isles
    7.4 km SW
  • Amhuinnsuidhe Village, Western Isles
    7.7 km S
  • Cliasmol Village, Western Isles
    9.4 km S
  • Mealasta Village, Western Isles
    10 km NW
  • Miavag Village, Western Isles
    11 km SE
  • Brenish Village, Western Isles
    11 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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