- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport11 km
- EOI Eday Airport38 km
About Echnaloch Bay
Echnaloch Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Northtown Hill and Berryhill.
Photos of Echnaloch Bay
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Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burray Haas David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Italian Chapel Gregory J Kingsley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Echnaloch Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to Echnaloch Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 197 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 11 kmnorth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 38 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 46 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 266 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 324 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Echnaloch Bay
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 677 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km268 places
- Hoy Island 22 kmW
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmN
- Flotta Island 12 kmW
- Hesta Head Natural site 9 kmS
25–60 km357 places
- Rousay Island 35 kmN
- Eday Island 37 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 55 kmN
- Wyre Island 29 kmN
60–100 km359 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 89 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 92 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 64 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hillside Village, Orkney Islands0.7 km SW
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Northtown Village, Orkney Islands1.2 km NE
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Burray Village Village, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands4.4 km SW
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Westhill Village, Orkney Islands1.8 km S
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Southtown Village, Orkney Islands2.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Northtown Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands0.9 km NE
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Berryhill Island, Orkney Islands1.2 km SW
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Burray Island, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Weddell Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1.4 km NE
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Burray Haas Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km E
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Glimps Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.8 km N
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Hunda Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km W
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Howequoy Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Bay of Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km S
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Bay of Legrow Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km N
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km SW
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Cauldhame Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.1 km S
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Bay of Sandoyne Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km N
Sources & licences
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