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Natural site

Bay of Puldrite

Located in Scotland, United Kingdom Coordinates: 59°03′01″ N 3°00′34″ W

Map showing the location of Bay of Puldrite Bay of Puldrite
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Crookness
0.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport12 km
EOI Eday Airport21 km

About Bay of Puldrite

Bay of Puldrite is a natural site. Location: Scotland, United Kingdom. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Crookness and Tor Ness.

Climate of Bay of Puldrite

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 Puldrite
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 Puldrite

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 12 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 12 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 21 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 66 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 345 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 363 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bay of Puldrite

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Shapinsay Island 7 kmE
  • Rousay Island 13 kmN
  • Eday Island 20 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 25 kmS

25–60 km265 places

  • Hoy Island 28 kmSW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 34 kmN
  • Auskerry Island 25 kmE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 30 kmS

60–100 km293 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 95 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 98 kmSW
  • Neave Island Island 93 kmSW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crookness Village, Orkney Islands
    0.8 km SW
  • Gorseness Village, Orkney Islands
    1.2 km NW
  • Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands
    7.9 km S
  • Isbister Village, Orkney Islands
    3.3 km W
  • Hackland Village, Orkney Islands
    3.6 km NW
  • Rendall Village, Orkney Islands
    4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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