- Elevation
- 47 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport17 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
About Burgh Hill
Burgh Hill is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Burgh Head and The Brough.
Photos of Burgh Hill
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Auskerry Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Odness Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burgh Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Auskerry Lighthouse Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Burgh Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (125 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 84 | 97 | 63 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 70 | 99 | 116 | 125 | 115 |
How to get to Burgh Hill
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 17 kmnorthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 78 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 293 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 352 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Burgh Hill
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 498 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km187 places
- Shapinsay Island 20 kmW
- Eday Island 17 kmNW
- Wyre Island 24 kmW
- Auskerry Island 7 kmS
25–60 km369 places
- Hoy Island 51 kmSW
- Rousay Island 29 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 35 kmNW
- Flotta Island 44 kmSW
60–100 km157 places
- Clett Island 78 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 71 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 69 kmNE
- The Burrian Island 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burgh Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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The Brough Mountain, Orkney Islands0.9 km E
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Malme Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km N
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Lamb Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km S
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Odin Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km N
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Lamb Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Lamb Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km S
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Hells Mouth Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Auskerry Island, Orkney Islands7 km S
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Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands6.6 km N
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Holm of Odness Island, Orkney Islands4.4 km N
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands17 km NW -
Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands10 km NW -
Lea Shun Lake, Orkney Islands3.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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