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Natural site

Kirtomy Bay

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°32′00″ N 4°11′00″ W

Map showing the location of Kirtomy Bay Kirtomy Bay
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
106 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Swordly
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport64 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport88 km

About Kirtomy Bay

Kirtomy Bay is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Cnoc Fiscary and Cnoc Farr.

Climate of Kirtomy Bay

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (137 mm)
Driest month
May (63 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kirtomy Bay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)117841036863728092116129137121

How to get to Kirtomy Bay

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 64 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 198 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 64 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 88 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 109 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 198 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 241 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 294 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 297 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kirtomy Bay

Within 100 km: 41 historic and cultural sites, 1,663 natural sites, 535 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km209 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 9 kmW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 12 kmW
  • Neave Island Island 7 kmW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 10 kmW

25–60 km793 places

  • Clett Island 39 kmE
  • Whale Islet Island 57 kmW
  • Eilean Hoan Island 29 kmW
  • Eilean Dubh Island 29 kmW

60–100 km1,237 places

  • Hoy Island 62 kmNE
  • Shapinsay Island 95 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 97 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Swordly Village, Highland
    0.5 km NE
  • Crask Village, Highland
    0.9 km W
  • Farr Village, Highland
    1 km E
  • Clachan Village, Highland
    1.4 km SW
  • Kirtomy Village, Highland
    1.7 km NE
  • Bettyhill Village, Highland
    2.5 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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