Bay of Greentoft
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°09′00″ N 2°46′00″ W
- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport5 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km
About Bay of Greentoft
Bay of Greentoft is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Ward Hill (Eday) and Whitemaw Bay.
Photos of Bay of Greentoft
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Greentoft
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 (51 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 86 | 98 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 101 | 118 | 128 | 118 |
How to get to Bay of Greentoft
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 5 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 227 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 5 kmnorth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 79 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 357 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 377 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Greentoft
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 509 natural sites, 197 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km266 places
- Shapinsay Island 13 kmSW
- Rousay Island 15 kmW
- Eday Island 4 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 24 kmN
25–60 km291 places
- Hoy Island 45 kmSW
- Flotta Island 41 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 42 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 28 kmS
60–100 km184 places
- Clett Island 74 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 97 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 95 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ward Hill (Eday) Island, Orkney Islands1.1 km NW
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Whitemaw Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1.7 km W
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War Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.1 km NW
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Muckle Green Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Sealskerry Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Fersness Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km E
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km N
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Ness of Ork Natural site, Orkney Islands7.7 km S
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Stennie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands6.1 km N
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Bay of London Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km N
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Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km N
Sources & licences
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