Glimps Holm, Orkney Islands — Map and nearby sights

About Glimps Holm

Glimps Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Northtown Hill and Weddell Bay.

Photos of Glimps Holm

Burray Haas David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Italian Chapel Gregory J Kingsley · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Glimps Holm

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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)

7° 2°

6° 2°

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 6°

13° 8°

15° 10°

14° 8°

11° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

110

Feb

85

Mar

99

Apr

65

May

54

Jun

55

Jul

61

Aug

73

Sep

101

Oct

116

Nov

126

Dec

116

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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Climate of Glimps Holm
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	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

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Glimps Holm

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 199 km to the south.

Airports

Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 9 kmnorth
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 36 kmnorth
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 48 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 268 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 326 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 345 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Glimps Holm

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 669 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km270 places

Hoy Island 22 kmW
Shapinsay Island 19 kmN
Flotta Island 12 kmW
Gairsay Island 23 kmN

25–60 km349 places

Rousay Island 33 kmN
Eday Island 35 kmN
Papa Westray Island Island 53 kmN
Wyre Island 27 kmN

60–100 km353 places

Eilean nan Ron Island 90 kmSW
Rabbit Islands Island 93 kmSW
North Ronaldsay Island 62 kmNE
Neave Island Island 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Northtown Village, Orkney Islands
1.4 km SE
St Mary's Village, Orkney Islands
2.3 km N
Hillside Village, Orkney Islands
2.4 km S
Saint Mary's Village, Orkney Islands
2.7 km N
Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands
6.1 km SW
Burray Village Village, Orkney Islands
3.3 km S

Glimps Holm

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Northtown Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands
1.5 km S
Weddell Bay Natural site, United Kingdom
0.8 km SE
Howequoy Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.8 km NW
St Mary's Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.4 km N
Burray Haas Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.2 km SE
Bay of Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.9 km N
Bay of Sandber Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.7 km N
Bay of Legrow Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.2 km N