- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport9 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport33 km
About Bay of Tafts
Bay of Tafts is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Goltonquoy Hill and Rack Wick.
Photos of Bay of Tafts
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Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Faray George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Tafts
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 90 | 102 | 67 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 134 | 123 |
How to get to Bay of Tafts
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 9 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 239 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 9 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 33 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 89 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 239 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 310 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 368 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 386 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Tafts
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 492 natural sites, 178 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmS
- Rousay Island 13 kmSW
- Eday Island 9 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 11 kmN
25–60 km319 places
- Hoy Island 51 kmSW
- Flotta Island 48 kmS
- Auskerry Island 30 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 52 kmS
60–100 km162 places
- Clett Island 79 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 65 kmS
- Glass Islands Island 100 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 98 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Goltonquoy Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2 km NE
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Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Wart Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands3.5 km SE
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Stanger Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Bay of Tuquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Bay of Cubbigeo Natural site, Scotland3.4 km NW
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Ness of Tuquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Berst Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km W
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Langskaill Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.6 km N
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km SE
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km SW -
Bay of Swartmill Natural site, Orkney Islands5.9 km N
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Bay of Cusvie Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km E
Sources & licences
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