- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport27 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About Abune-the-Hill
Abune-the-Hill is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 56 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Loch of Swannay and Hundland Hill.
Photos of Abune-the-Hill
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Abune-the-Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Abune-the-Hill
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 27 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 355 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 369 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Abune-the-Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 236 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km207 places
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmSE
- Rousay Island 12 kmE
- Wyre Island 16 kmE
- Gairsay Island 16 kmE
25–60 km368 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmS
- Eday Island 26 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 31 kmNE
- Flotta Island 34 kmS
60–100 km282 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 91 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 94 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 90 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch of Swannay Lake, Orkney Islands1.1 km E
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.4 km SE
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Stoney Holm Island, Orkney Islands2 km SE
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km W
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Loch of Hundland Lake, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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Costa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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