- Elevation
- 94 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km
- EOI Eday Airport39 km
About Brinkies Brae
Brinkies Brae is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 94 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Inner Holm and Hamla Voe.
Photos of Brinkies Brae
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Brinkies Brae
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Brinkies Brae
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 215 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 39 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 215 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 336 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 350 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brinkies Brae
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 748 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km255 places
- Hoy Island 13 kmS
- Flotta Island 18 kmSE
- Gairsay Island 23 kmNE
- Switha Island 22 kmSE
25–60 km368 places
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmE
- Rousay Island 27 kmNE
- Eday Island 38 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 48 kmNE
60–100 km451 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 76 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 79 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 68 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 74 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.2 km SE
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Hamla Voe Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km E
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Outer Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km SE
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km W
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The Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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Hill of Lynedardy Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km NW
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Bay of Navershaw Natural site, Scotland1.8 km E
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Merranblo Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Redland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km N
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Hill of Miffia Mountain, Orkney Islands4 km N
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North Gaulton Castle Mountain, Orkney Islands5.2 km NW
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands5.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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