Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 58°15′39″ N 6°08′20″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 31 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SYY Stornoway Airport12 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport113 km
About Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
Tiumpan Head Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.
The Tiumpan Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1900
- Heritage designation
- category C listed building
- Height
- 21 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
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Alan Jamieson from Aberdeen, Scotland · CC BY 2.0 -
Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
LornaMCampbell · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 145 | 106 | 115 | 70 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 121 | 146 | 152 | 142 |
How to get to Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 271 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 12 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 113 kmsouthwest
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 148 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 271 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 276 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 290 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 313 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 2,022 natural sites, 881 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km96 places
- Tannaraidh Island 22 kmSW
- Tabhaigh Mor Island 21 kmSW
- Crois Eilean Island 24 kmSW
- Glas Sgeir Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km941 places
- Isle of Harris Natural site 56 kmSW
- Dalmore Beach Beach 37 kmW
- Dailbeag Beach Beach 36 kmW
- Scalpay Island 54 kmSW
60–100 km1,883 places
- Island of Raasay Island 98 kmS
- The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmS
- Lingay Island 92 kmSW
- Clett Island 87 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ceann an t-Siumpain Mountain, Western Isles0.2 km SW
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Eilean na Grèine Island, Western Isles4.8 km S
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Sidhean Mor Mountain, Western Isles6 km SW
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Point Peninsula Natural site, Western Isles6.1 km SW
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Tolsta Head Natural site, Western Isles8.2 km N -
Broad Bay Natural site, Western Isles6.6 km W
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Eilean Earasgro Mountain, Western Isles8.6 km NW
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Sgeir Leathann Island, Western Isles7.9 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Portvoller Village, Western Isles1.6 km SW
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Portnaguran Village, Western Isles1.9 km SW
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Aird Village, Western Isles2.1 km SW
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Flesherin Village, Western Isles2.5 km SW
More sights in Western Isles
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Arnish Point Ligthouse Landmark, Western Isles16 km SW
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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles29 km N -
Eitshal Transmitting Station Landmark, Western Isles28 km W
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Butt of Lewis DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Western Isles29 km N
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles54 km SW -
Rubh Uisenis Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles41 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources