- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport33 km
About Ham Geo
Ham Geo is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Old Head and Rami Geo.
Photos of Ham Geo
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Swona Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Muckle Skerry Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Wing Bewahrerderwerte · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Halcro Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bigore Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Ham Geo
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (124 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 124 | 114 |
How to get to Ham Geo
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 184 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 33 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 51 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 184 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 253 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 311 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 330 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ham Geo
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 742 natural sites, 285 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km165 places
- Flotta Island 15 kmNW
- Hesta Head Natural site 5 kmN
- Ward Holm Island 22 kmNE
- Switha Island 13 kmNW
25–60 km446 places
- Hoy Island 25 kmNW
- Shapinsay Island 35 kmN
- Rousay Island 48 kmN
- Eday Island 50 kmN
60–100 km453 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 68 kmN
- Westray Island 62 kmN
- Sanday Island Island 60 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Old Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.4 km S
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Rami Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km N
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Halcro Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km N
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Gairy Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.7 km N
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Brough Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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The Wing Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km W
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Barth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km W -
Wind Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Bigore Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.9 km N
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Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km N
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Hesta Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.9 km N
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Bur Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km NW
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Barth Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km NW
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Herston Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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