Bay of Tween Taings
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°22′57″ N 2°22′07″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport31 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport56 km
About Bay of Tween Taings
Bay of Tween Taings is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Dennis Head and Bay of Sjaivar.
Photos of Bay of Tween Taings
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North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory John Tustin · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse John Tustin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Tween Taings
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (130 mm)
- Driest month
- May (48 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) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 88 | 97 | 65 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 71 | 101 | 118 | 130 | 120 |
How to get to Bay of Tween Taings
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 31 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 250 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 56 kmsouthwest
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 82 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 250 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 326 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 385 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Tween Taings
Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 527 natural sites, 174 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km54 places
- The Wart Island 24 kmSW
- Sanday Island Island 19 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 3 kmW
- Holms of Ire Island 17 kmSW
25–60 km298 places
- Shapinsay Island 47 kmSW
- Rousay Island 45 kmSW
- Eday Island 32 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmW
60–100 km375 places
- Hoy Island 80 kmSW
- Flotta Island 75 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 74 kmSW
- Sweyn Holm Island 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dennis Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.2 km NW
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Bay of Sjaivar Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km NW
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Dennis Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km W
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North Ronaldsay Lighthouse Landmark, Orkney Islands1.1 km NW
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Bay of Ires Taing Natural site, United Kingdom1.6 km NW
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Garsow Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km W
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Bay of Summerayre Natural site, United Kingdom1.7 km W
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Linklet Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km SW
Sources & licences
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