- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport12 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport37 km
About Bea Loch
Bea Loch is a lake. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 14 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Sanday Island and Bea Ness.
Photos of Bea Loch
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Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bea Loch
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 (49 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° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Bea Loch
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 236 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 12 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 37 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 93 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 236 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 311 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 369 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 390 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bea Loch
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 478 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km183 places
- Eday Island 13 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 20 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 24 kmS
- War Ness Natural site 17 kmSW
25–60 km321 places
- Hoy Island 60 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmSW
- Rousay Island 26 kmW
- Flotta Island 55 kmSW
60–100 km162 places
- Clett Island 88 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 70 kmSW
- Lady’s Holm Island 100 kmNE
- Fair Isle Island 63 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands0.1 km S
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Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Templehall Village, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands2.4 km NE
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands3 km E
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Overbister Village, Orkney Islands3.3 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sanday Island Island, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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North Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Bay of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Little Sea Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Scuthi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Kettletoft Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands13 km SW -
Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands7.8 km W
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Holm of Elsness Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands9.8 km S -
The Wart Island, Orkney Islands4 km SW
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Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands11 km S
Sources & licences
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