- Elevation
- 108 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport41 km
About Couters Hill
Couters Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 108 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Bis Geos and North Hill.
Climate of Couters Hill
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 Couters Hill
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 248 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 41 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 96 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 248 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 317 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 375 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 391 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Couters Hill
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 480 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km136 places
- Rousay Island 17 kmS
- Eday Island 21 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 8 kmNE
- Wyre Island 23 kmS
25–60 km377 places
- Hoy Island 54 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 31 kmS
- Flotta Island 54 kmS
- Auskerry Island 41 kmSE
60–100 km167 places
- Clett Island 83 kmS
- Island of Stroma Island 71 kmS
- South Ronaldsay Island 62 kmS
- Garbh-eilean Island 98 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bis Geos Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km S
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North Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.2 km W
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Bay of Noup Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km N
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Our Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km N
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Narr Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km NE
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Noup Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km NW
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Rackwick Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km NE
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Bay of Pierowall Natural site, United Kingdom2.9 km E
Sources & licences
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