- Elevation
- 122 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport18 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About Brae of Moan
Brae of Moan is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 122 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Bring Head and Scabra Head.
Photos of Brae of Moan
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Brae of Moan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 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° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 92 | 105 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 77 | 109 | 127 | 138 | 127 |
How to get to Brae of Moan
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 18 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 80 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 302 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 360 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brae of Moan
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 543 natural sites, 216 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km242 places
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmSE
- Rousay Island 4 kmSE
- Eday Island 18 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km316 places
- Hoy Island 39 kmS
- Flotta Island 39 kmS
- Auskerry Island 34 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 45 kmS
60–100 km239 places
- Clett Island 67 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 99 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 100 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 86 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km NW
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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The Burrian Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands3.7 km SE
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km S
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Saviskaill Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.1 km SW
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.2 km S
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.2 km E
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Bay of Moaness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km S
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.8 km E
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Bay of Westness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km S
Sources & licences
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