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Greenigoe

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°57′14″ N 3°00′58″ W

Map showing the location of Greenigoe Greenigoe
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
73 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport6 km
EOI Eday Airport30 km

About Greenigoe

Greenigoe is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 73 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Hesti Geo and Scapa Bay.

Climate of Greenigoe

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (132 mm)
Driest month
May (57 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 Greenigoe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°9°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)115891036957576477105122132121

How to get to Greenigoe

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 6 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 209 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 6 kmeast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 30 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 55 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 209 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 352 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Greenigoe

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 653 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Hoy Island 20 kmSW
  • Shapinsay Island 13 kmNE
  • Rousay Island 24 kmN
  • Flotta Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km262 places

  • Eday Island 29 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 45 kmN
  • Auskerry Island 27 kmE
  • Clett Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km337 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 89 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 92 kmSW
  • Neave Island Island 87 kmSW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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