- Elevation
- 100 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport29 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Hillquoy
Hillquoy is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 100 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Kirbuster Hill and Loch of Boardhouse.
Photos of Hillquoy
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hillquoy
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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Hillquoy
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 29 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 354 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 369 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hillquoy
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 589 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km185 places
- Shapinsay Island 24 kmE
- Rousay Island 14 kmE
- Wyre Island 17 kmE
- Gairsay Island 18 kmE
25–60 km393 places
- Hoy Island 31 kmS
- Eday Island 28 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 32 kmNE
- Flotta Island 34 kmS
60–100 km285 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 89 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 93 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 88 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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The Barony Village, Orkney Islands1.7 km W
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Birsay Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Abune-the-Hill Village, Orkney Islands2.1 km E
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Northside Village, Orkney Islands2.1 km W
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Kirbuster Village, Orkney Islands2.6 km SE
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Swannay Village, Orkney Islands2.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands1.9 km SW
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Loop of Crooie Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km N
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Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km E
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km SW
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Loch of Hundland Lake, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km SW
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Costa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.1 km NE
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5 km SE
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Vinquin Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.3 km E
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Mar Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km SW
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Brough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km W
Sources & licences
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