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Mountain

Greeny Hill

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°05′36″ N 3°13′42″ W

Map showing the location of Greeny Hill Greeny Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
153 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Greeny
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
EOI Eday Airport28 km

About Greeny Hill

Greeny Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 153 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Loch of Hundland and Kirbuster Hill.

Climate of Greeny Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (134 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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Climate of Greeny Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)116881036553566477107124134122

How to get to Greeny Hill

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 227 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 28 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 71 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 293 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 350 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 365 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Greeny Hill

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 612 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km224 places

  • Shapinsay Island 20 kmE
  • Rousay Island 14 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 15 kmE
  • Gairsay Island 15 kmE

25–60 km365 places

  • Hoy Island 27 kmS
  • Eday Island 27 kmE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 34 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 30 kmS

60–100 km299 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 88 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 91 kmSW
  • Neave Island Island 87 kmSW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Greeny Village, Orkney Islands
    1.3 km SW
  • Beaquoy Village, Orkney Islands
    1.9 km S
  • Kirbuster Village, Orkney Islands
    2.4 km NW
  • Dounby Village, Orkney Islands
    2.8 km S
  • Knarston Village, Orkney Islands
    2.9 km S
  • Skeabrae Village, Orkney Islands
    3.4 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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