- Elevation
- 189 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport16 km
- EOI Eday Airport36 km
About Gruf Hill
Gruf Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 189 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Midland and Ward Hill.
Photos of Gruf Hill
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cava Lighthouse Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gruf Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 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).
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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Gruf Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 210 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 16 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 36 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 333 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 349 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gruf Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 720 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km320 places
- Hoy Island 12 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmNE
- Flotta Island 12 kmS
- Wyre Island 23 kmNE
25–60 km308 places
- Rousay Island 27 kmN
- Eday Island 35 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 48 kmN
- Auskerry Island 37 kmE
60–100 km412 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 80 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 83 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 65 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 78 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Midland Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Holm of Houton Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km S
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Midland Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km S
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Houton Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km S
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Bay of Houton Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km S
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Bay of Myre Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km S
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Hangaback Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.6 km SW
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.2 km W -
Toy Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.4 km S
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Ve Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km E
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Calf of Cava Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km S
Sources & licences
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