- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport14 km
- EOI Eday Airport14 km
About Black Craig
Black Craig is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Nettle Geo and Ness of Ork.
Photos of Black Craig
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Black Craig
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 (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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 86 | 98 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 101 | 118 | 128 | 118 |
How to get to Black Craig
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 14 kmsouthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 14 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 70 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 348 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Black Craig
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 541 natural sites, 217 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km279 places
- Shapinsay Island 5 kmW
- Rousay Island 17 kmNW
- Eday Island 13 kmN
- Wyre Island 11 kmNW
25–60 km298 places
- Hoy Island 38 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 32 kmN
- Flotta Island 32 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 32 kmS
60–100 km216 places
- Clett Island 65 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 89 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 88 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 84 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Burroughston Village, Orkney Islands0.9 km NW
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands13 km SW -
Balfour Village, Orkney Islands7.3 km SW
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Rothiesholm Village, Orkney Islands8.6 km E
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Veness Village, Orkney Islands9.9 km N
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Backaland Village, Orkney Islands10 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Nettle Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Ness of Ork Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Bay of Linton Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Bay of Crook Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands5.1 km W
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Ling Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
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Fit o’Shapinsay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Rothiesholm Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.4 km E
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.3 km S -
Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.7 km S -
Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands8.5 km SW
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Hacksness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Greenli Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.6 km E
Sources & licences
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