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Goltonquoy Hill

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°15′39″ N 2°51′22″ W

Map showing the location of Goltonquoy Hill Goltonquoy Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
53 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rapness
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport9 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport34 km

About Goltonquoy Hill

Goltonquoy Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 53 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Stanger Head and Rack Wick.

Climate of Goltonquoy Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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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Climate of Goltonquoy Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°9°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)116901026751556174106124134123

How to get to Goltonquoy Hill

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 9 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 240 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 9 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 34 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 240 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 311 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 369 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 387 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Goltonquoy Hill

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Shapinsay Island 24 kmS
  • Rousay Island 15 kmSW
  • Eday Island 10 kmSE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 10 kmN

25–60 km330 places

  • Hoy Island 52 kmSW
  • Flotta Island 50 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 30 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 53 kmS

60–100 km146 places

  • Clett Island 81 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 66 kmS
  • Garbh-eilean Island 100 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rapness Village, Orkney Islands
    1.9 km S
  • Skelwick Village, Orkney Islands
    3.9 km NW
  • Cusbay Village, Orkney Islands
    5.8 km SE
  • Pierowall Village, Orkney Islands
    10 km NW
  • Guith Village, Orkney Islands
    6.6 km SE
  • Midbea Village, Orkney Islands
    7.1 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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