Bay of Sandgarth
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°01′00″ N 2°50′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
About Bay of Sandgarth
Bay of Sandgarth is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Hacksness and Ness of Howe.
Photos of Bay of Sandgarth
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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 Sandgarth
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 |
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| 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 Sandgarth
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 8 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 213 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 8 kmsouthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 64 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 284 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Sandgarth
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 569 natural sites, 225 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km290 places
- Shapinsay Island 5 kmNW
- Rousay Island 20 kmNW
- Eday Island 19 kmN
- Wyre Island 14 kmNW
25–60 km297 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 37 kmN
- Flotta Island 26 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 26 kmS
60–100 km245 places
- Neave Island Island 100 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 85 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 83 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands8 km SW -
Yinstay Village, Orkney Islands4.5 km S
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Balfour Village, Orkney Islands4.7 km NW
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Tankerness Village, Orkney Islands6.4 km S
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Burroughston Village, Orkney Islands6.5 km N
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St Ola Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands6.9 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hacksness Natural site, Orkney Islands0.2 km NE
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Holm of Burghlee Island, Orkney Islands1.7 km NE
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands4.7 km NW
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Fit o’Shapinsay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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