Bay of Berstane
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°59′00″ N 2°55′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport3 km
- EOI Eday Airport25 km
About Bay of Berstane
Bay of Berstane is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Weethick Head and Bay of Weyland.
Photos of Bay of Berstane
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Berstane
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to Bay of Berstane
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 3 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 211 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 3 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 25 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 59 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 338 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Berstane
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 614 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km324 places
- Shapinsay Island 8 kmN
- Rousay Island 21 kmN
- Eday Island 24 kmN
- Flotta Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km277 places
- Hoy Island 27 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 41 kmN
- Clett Island 54 kmSW
- The Wart Island 31 kmNE
60–100 km298 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 95 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 99 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 94 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Bay of Weyland Natural site, Scotland2.1 km NW
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Inganess Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Head of Work Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Bay of Work Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Bay of Meil Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Bay of Kirkwall Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km E
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km N
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km W
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Car Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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