- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport5 km
- EOI Eday Airport22 km
About Bay of Work
Bay of Work is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Head of Work and Bay of Meil.
Photos of Bay of Work
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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 Work
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 Work
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 5 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 212 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 5 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 22 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 61 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Work
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 600 natural sites, 241 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km325 places
- Shapinsay Island 6 kmN
- Rousay Island 20 kmN
- Eday Island 21 kmN
- Flotta Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km273 places
- Hoy Island 28 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 39 kmN
- Clett Island 56 kmSW
- The Wart Island 29 kmNE
60–100 km281 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 97 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 95 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 97 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Head of Work Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Bay of Meil Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Inganess Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Bay of Carness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Berstane Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km NE
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km E
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Car Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Bay of Kirkwall Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
Sources & licences
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