- Elevation
- 66 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport34 km
About Gairy Hill
Gairy Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 66 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Halcro Head and Rami Geo.
Photos of Gairy Hill
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Swona Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Muckle Skerry Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Wing Bewahrerderwerte · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Halcro Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bigore Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Gairy Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · 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).
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| 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° | 9° | 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 Gairy Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 23 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 186 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 34 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 49 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 186 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 255 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 313 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gairy Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 734 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km180 places
- Hoy Island 24 kmNW
- Flotta Island 14 kmNW
- Hesta Head Natural site 3 kmN
- Ward Holm Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km433 places
- Shapinsay Island 33 kmN
- Rousay Island 46 kmN
- Eday Island 48 kmN
- Wyre Island 40 kmN
60–100 km440 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 66 kmN
- Westray Island 61 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 85 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 88 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Halcro Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km E
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Rami Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km SE
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Wind Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km N
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Ham Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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The Wing Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Barth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km W -
Old Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km S
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Brough Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Bigore Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km N
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Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km N
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Hesta Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km N
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Bur Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km W
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Barth Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km W
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Herston Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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