- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport7 km
- EOI Eday Airport24 km
About Hangie Bay
Hangie Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Rerwick Head and Bay of Latherbare.
Photos of Hangie Bay
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Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hangie Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to Hangie Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 208 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 7 kmwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 24 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 60 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 338 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hangie Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 582 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km250 places
- Shapinsay Island 10 kmNW
- Eday Island 23 kmN
- Flotta Island 25 kmSW
- Wyre Island 18 kmNW
25–60 km346 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmSW
- Rousay Island 25 kmNW
- Papa Westray Island Island 42 kmN
- Clett Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km252 places
- Neave Island Island 99 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 84 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 83 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Yinstay Village, Orkney Islands3.5 km W
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands9.6 km W -
Tankerness Village, Orkney Islands4.5 km SW
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands5.7 km SE
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Deerness Village, Orkney Islands5.9 km S
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands6.8 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km NW
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Bay of Latherbare Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km N
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Deer Sound Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km S
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Yinstay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km W
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km W
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Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km S
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The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands3.7 km SE
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Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km W
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km NW
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands7.1 km NW
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Mull Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km E
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Hacksness Natural site, Orkney Islands5 km NW
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Sandside Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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