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Natural site

Bay of Backaland

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°10′00″ N 2°42′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bay of Backaland Bay of Backaland
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Veness
3.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport5 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km

About Bay of Backaland

Bay of Backaland is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Holms of Spurness and Links Ness.

Climate of Bay of Backaland

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (131 mm)
Driest month
May (50 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 Backaland
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)113871006750546173103120131121

How to get to Bay of Backaland

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 5 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 228 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 5 kmnorthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 82 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 359 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 379 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bay of Backaland

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 495 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km250 places

  • Shapinsay Island 17 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 19 kmW
  • Eday Island 5 kmW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 23 kmNW

25–60 km298 places

  • Hoy Island 49 kmSW
  • Flotta Island 44 kmSW
  • Hesta Head Natural site 44 kmS
  • Ward Holm Island 30 kmS

60–100 km160 places

  • Clett Island 78 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 99 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 73 kmNE
  • The Skerry Island 71 kmNE

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