- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Beaquoy
Beaquoy is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 30 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Greeny Hill and Holm of Kirkness.
Photos of Beaquoy
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Beaquoy
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Beaquoy
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 69 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 291 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 348 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Beaquoy
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 620 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km232 places
- Shapinsay Island 20 kmE
- Rousay Island 15 kmNE
- Wyre Island 15 kmE
- Gairsay Island 14 kmE
25–60 km359 places
- Hoy Island 26 kmS
- Eday Island 28 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 36 kmNE
- Flotta Island 28 kmS
60–100 km306 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 87 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 86 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands3 km S
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Kame of Corrigall Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km E
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Loch of Hundland Lake, Orkney Islands4.5 km N
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Mid Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.6 km NE
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Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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