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Mountain

Hill of Olrig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°34′16″ N 3°25′13″ W

Map showing the location of Hill of Olrig Hill of Olrig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
141 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Castletown
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport23 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport52 km

About Hill of Olrig

Hill of Olrig is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 141 m. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Clindrag and Hill of Stemster.

Climate of Hill of Olrig

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (120 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Hill of Olrig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°8°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°7°9°9°7°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1057995625457647599113120110

How to get to Hill of Olrig

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 23 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 177 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 23 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 52 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 78 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 177 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 236 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 292 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 306 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hill of Olrig

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 1,209 natural sites, 401 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Clett Island 9 kmNW
  • Island of Stroma Island 21 kmNE
  • Cleet of Brough Island 10 kmNE
  • Clett Island 20 kmNE

25–60 km607 places

  • Hoy Island 32 kmN
  • Flotta Island 34 kmNE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 38 kmNE
  • Ward Holm Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km937 places

  • Shapinsay Island 62 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 70 kmN
  • Eday Island 77 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 92 kmN

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