- Elevation
- 87 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport16 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport41 km
About Cauldhame Hill
Cauldhame Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 87 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Kick Ness and Bay of Lime.
Photos of Cauldhame Hill
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Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Halcro Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burray Haas David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bigore Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Barth Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cauldhame Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (124 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 124 | 114 |
How to get to Cauldhame Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 192 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 16 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 41 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 43 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 192 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 261 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 319 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 338 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cauldhame Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 706 natural sites, 273 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km226 places
- Hoy Island 22 kmW
- Flotta Island 11 kmW
- Hesta Head Natural site 3 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 16 kmNE
25–60 km404 places
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmN
- Rousay Island 40 kmN
- Eday Island 42 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 60 kmN
60–100 km386 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 87 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 90 kmW
- North Ronaldsay Island 69 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Bay of Lime Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Pool of Cletts Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Newark Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Manse Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Bigore Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
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Kirkie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km SW
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Hesta Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.5 km W
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Herston Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km W
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Harrabrough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km W
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Hoxa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km W
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Barth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.9 km SW
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Dam of Hoxa Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km NW
Sources & licences
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