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Island location Benbecula in western Europe

For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Benbecula

Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates:	long: -7.31293 lat : 57.44503
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -7°18'46.5336 lat : 57°26'42.1008
Surface area:	73.6 km² (0.194 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	119.9 km
Average height:	10 metre
Length island:	14 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	8 km
Name :	Ruibheal (124 metre)
Orientation island:	North - South

Demographic data island

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	1219
Population density:	16.56 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	Ramisch (O), Cill Eireabhagh, Aird Cumhang, Creagastrom, Rairean

Naming - Location

Local native name:	Beinn nam Fadhla
Archipelago (island group):	Outer Hebrides
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Grimsay 0.285 km North 2) Baleshare 0.513 km NorthNorthWest 3) South Uist 0.77 km SouthWest 4) North Uist 2.5 km NorthEast 5) Berneray 24.7 km NorthNorthEast 6) Skye 24.8 km East 7) Lewis Harris 32.4 km NorthNorthEast 8) Eriskay 34.1 km South 9) Barra 38.8 km SouthSouthWest 10) Scalpay 53.6 km NorthEast 11) Canna 54.1 km SouthEast 12) Rùm 64.1 km SouthEast 13) Soay 64.6 km EastSouthEast 14) Isle of Raasay 67.1 km East 15) Scalpay 72.1 km East 16) Isle of Rona 72.7 km East 17) St Kilda or Hirta 78 km WestNorthWest 18) Eigg 82.7 km SouthEast 19) Great Bernera 84.2 km NorthNorthEast 20) Muck 85 km SouthEast 21) Coll 91.1 km SouthSouthEast 22) Tiree 98.6 km SouthSouthEast 23) Mull 104.5 km SouthSouthEast 24) Ulva 117.4 km SouthSouthEast 25) Iona 128 km SouthSouthEast
Country:	Great Britain
Country-section:	Schotland
Location in Country:	North-northwest
Name council area:	Council area Outer Hebrides
Name Ward:	Ward Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath
Main place:	Balivanich
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Baile A' Mhanaich (NorthWest) Baile Nan Cailleach (WestNorthWest) Creag Ghoraidh (Central) Flodaigh Gramasdail (Central) Griminis (Central) Lionacleit (Central) Torlum (Central) Uachdar (Central)
Location Main place:	West
Sea:	Atlantic Ocean
Distance to main land:	80 km
Nearest Country:	Great Britain
Type Water:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:	connected by road to North-Uist and South-Uist. Ferries to mainland via South-Uist.

Topographic islandmap Benbecula

Height map of Benbecula

Relief: Height Classes in percentages

Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Benbecula

The weather type in Gramisdale	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
Winddirection:	South-southwest
Atmospheric pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 15 January 2026:	7 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise:	10:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	17:15 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Benbecula

The weather for the next few hours

Gramisdale - GB (longitude: -7.3129, latitude: 57.445)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction Z): 3.78 km

1:00
7 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
moderate rain weericoon

4:00
8 degrees Celcius
989 mbar
light rain weericoon

7:00
6 degrees Celcius
990 mbar
light rain weericoon

10:00
7 degrees Celcius
991 mbar
light rain weericoon

13:00
7 degrees Celcius
991 mbar
light rain weericoon

Climate: Temperature and Precipitation

Transport on your island-holiday

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	Yes
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	1287 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	No
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	No
Bicycle facilities:	Yes