- Elevation
- 77 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
- EOI Eday Airport37 km
About Gyran
Gyran is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 77 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Kellyan Hellyan and Garthna Geo.
Photos of Gyran
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gyran
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Gyran
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 25 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 221 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 37 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 64 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gyran
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 706 natural sites, 278 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km225 places
- Hoy Island 19 kmS
- Rousay Island 23 kmNE
- Flotta Island 24 kmSE
- Wyre Island 23 kmNE
25–60 km368 places
- Shapinsay Island 25 kmE
- Eday Island 36 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 44 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 43 kmE
60–100 km428 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 78 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 82 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 65 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kellyan Hellyan Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km W
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Garthna Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km W
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Hill of Miffia Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km NW
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Redland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km N
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Inga Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km W
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km S
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North Gaulton Castle Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Merranblo Mountain, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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Hill of Lynedardy Mountain, Orkney Islands4.6 km S
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km N -
Brinkies Brae Mountain, Orkney Islands6.2 km S
Sources & licences
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