- Elevation
- 96 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Population
- 3
- 3
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport15 km
- EOI Eday Airport17 km
About Gairsay
Gairsay is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Population: 3.
Gairsay (Old Norse: Gáreksey) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Rendall, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off the coast, astride one of the approaches to the bays of Firth and Kirkwall. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and includes one conical hill and a small harbour called Millburn Bay, which is sheltered by the peninsula known as the Hen of Gairsay.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Length
- 3.2 km
- Area
- 2.4 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Gairsay
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United Kingdom Hydrographic Office · Public domain -
David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gairsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to Gairsay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 222 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 15 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 17 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 70 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 222 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 291 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 349 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gairsay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 568 natural sites, 229 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km319 places
- Shapinsay Island 7 kmSE
- Rousay Island 10 kmN
- Eday Island 16 kmNE
- Wyre Island 4 kmN
25–60 km260 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmN
- Flotta Island 29 kmS
- Hesta Head Natural site 34 kmS
60–100 km256 places
- Clett Island 61 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 97 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 98 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km E -
North Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km NE
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Millburn Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km SE
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Hen of Gairsay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km SE
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Russness Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1.2 km E
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Holm of Boray Island, Orkney Islands2 km SE
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Wass Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km W
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands3.6 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands6.5 km SE -
Rousay Island, Orkney Islands9.7 km N -
Grass Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km SE
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Holm of Rendall Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands7.9 km S -
Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands9.3 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources