Backaskaill Bay
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°14′00″ N 2°37′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport10 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport35 km
About Backaskaill Bay
Backaskaill Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Bea Ness and Grunavi Head.
Photos of Backaskaill Bay
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Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Backaskaill Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Backaskaill Bay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 235 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 10 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 35 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 91 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 235 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 309 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 367 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 388 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Backaskaill Bay
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 472 natural sites, 160 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Rousay Island 25 kmW
- Eday Island 11 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmNW
- Wyre Island 24 kmSW
25–60 km319 places
- Hoy Island 58 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 25 kmSW
- Flotta Island 53 kmSW
- Gairsay Island 26 kmSW
60–100 km147 places
- Clett Island 86 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 68 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 65 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 63 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands2 km NE
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Laminess Village, Orkney Islands3.2 km SW
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Templehall Village, Orkney Islands4 km NE
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands4.2 km NE
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Braeswick Village, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km SE
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Grunavi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Scuthi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Kettletoft Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Bea Loch Lake, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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The Wart Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Els Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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Holm of Elsness Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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