- Elevation
- 101 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport4 km
- EOI Eday Airport30 km
About Gaitnip Hill
Gaitnip Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 101 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Scapa Bay and Bay of Deepdale.
Photos of Gaitnip Hill
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Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Italian Chapel Gregory J Kingsley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Gaitnip Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to Gaitnip Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 4 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 207 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 4 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 30 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 333 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 351 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gaitnip Hill
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 652 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km322 places
- Hoy Island 22 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 13 kmN
- Flotta Island 15 kmSW
- Wyre Island 20 kmN
25–60 km298 places
- Rousay Island 25 kmN
- Eday Island 29 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 46 kmN
- Clett Island 49 kmSW
60–100 km326 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 91 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 94 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 89 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands4.8 km N -
St Ola Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands2.1 km N
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Scapa Village, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
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Nether Button Village, Orkney Islands3.2 km SE
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Greenigoe Village, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Saint Mary's Village, Orkney Islands5.3 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scapa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km NW
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Bay of Deepdale Natural site, United Kingdom2 km S
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Hesti Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km NW
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km NE
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Burn of Deepdale River, Orkney Islands2.9 km S
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Bay of Sandoyne Natural site, Orkney Islands4.9 km S
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Howequoy Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km S
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Bay of Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km NE
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.2 km NW
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Wideford Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands6.3 km NW
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Hangaback Natural site, Orkney Islands10 km W -
Bay of Legrow Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km SE
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands7.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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