Benbecula, United Kingdom
Benbecula is a town of 1,219 people in Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Population1,219
GeoNames
RegionScotland
Elevation56 ft
17 m
Time zoneEurope/London
Nearest airportBenbecula Airport (BEB)
2 mi
Why visit Benbecula
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks and 6 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Benbecula
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Photos of Benbecula
Things to do6
Museums and landmarks12
Churches and places of worship2
Map of Benbecula
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Getting there and nearby towns
Benbecula Airport (BEB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Isle of North Uist 11 mi north, about 18 min by car
- Isle of South Uist 14 mi south, about 22 min by car
- Barra 33 mi south, about 52 min by car
- Portree 43 mi east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Benbecula Loch na Faoilinn, Rupert Fleetingly, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Benbecula Eriophorum, Rupert Fleetingly, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Benbecula Loch Griminis, Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Benbecula Loch a' Bhursta, Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Benbecula Griminis, Graham Maxwell, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Benbecula Torlum Aerial, Neil King, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Benbecula Loch Olabhat Boat, Rupert Fleetingly, CC BY-SA 2.0
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