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Natural site

Bay of Hinderayre

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 59°03′32″ N 3°00′14″ W

Map showing the location of Bay of Hinderayre Bay of Hinderayre
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Gorseness
1 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport13 km
EOI Eday Airport20 km

About Bay of Hinderayre

Bay of Hinderayre is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Crookness and Tor Ness.

Climate of Bay of Hinderayre

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (137 mm)
Driest month
May (56 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 Bay of Hinderayre
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°9°10°8°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)119911067056596579109127137126

How to get to Bay of Hinderayre

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 13 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 67 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 346 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 364 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bay of Hinderayre

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 592 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

  • Shapinsay Island 7 kmE
  • Rousay Island 12 kmN
  • Eday Island 19 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 7 kmN

25–60 km270 places

  • Hoy Island 29 kmSW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 33 kmN
  • Flotta Island 26 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 25 kmE

60–100 km281 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 95 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 99 kmSW
  • Neave Island Island 94 kmSW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gorseness Village, Orkney Islands
    1 km W
  • Crookness Village, Orkney Islands
    1.8 km SW
  • Hackland Village, Orkney Islands
    3.4 km W
  • Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands
    8.7 km S
  • Rendall Village, Orkney Islands
    3.7 km NW
  • Isbister Village, Orkney Islands
    3.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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