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Blotchnie Fiold

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°08′35″ N 3°01′07″ W

Map showing the location of Blotchnie Fiold Blotchnie Fiold
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
250 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Frotoft
1.8 km SW
Airports
EOI Eday Airport15 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km

About Blotchnie Fiold

Blotchnie Fiold is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Rousay and Wyre.

Climate of Blotchnie Fiold

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (137 mm)
Driest month
May (56 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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Climate of Blotchnie Fiold
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°7°10°12°13°14°12°10°7°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°4°7°8°9°7°5°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)119911067056596579109127137126

How to get to Blotchnie Fiold

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 15 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 229 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 229 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 356 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 373 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Blotchnie Fiold

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 547 natural sites, 218 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

  • Shapinsay Island 13 kmSE
  • Rousay Island 3 kmN
  • Eday Island 14 kmE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 24 kmN

25–60 km288 places

  • Hoy Island 36 kmSW
  • Flotta Island 35 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 29 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 41 kmS

60–100 km234 places

  • Clett Island 65 kmSW
  • Neave Island Island 99 kmSW
  • Glass Islands Island 86 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Frotoft Village, Orkney Islands
    1.8 km SW
  • Brinian Village, Orkney Islands
    1.9 km SE
  • Sourin Village, Orkney Islands
    3.1 km NE
  • Wasbister Village, Orkney Islands
    5.2 km NW
  • Redland Village, Orkney Islands
    5.5 km SW
  • Woodwick Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands
    6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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