- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport9 km
- EOI Eday Airport18 km
About Holm of Burghlee
Holm of Burghlee is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Fit o’Shapinsay and Hacksness.
Photos of Holm of Burghlee
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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 Holm of Burghlee
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 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° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 86 | 98 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 101 | 118 | 128 | 118 |
How to get to Holm of Burghlee
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 9 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 214 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 9 kmsouthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 18 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 343 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holm of Burghlee
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 558 natural sites, 221 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km275 places
- Shapinsay Island 5 kmNW
- Rousay Island 20 kmNW
- Eday Island 18 kmN
- Wyre Island 13 kmNW
25–60 km306 places
- Hoy Island 34 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 36 kmN
- Flotta Island 28 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 28 kmS
60–100 km236 places
- Clett Island 62 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 86 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 85 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands9.7 km SW -
Burroughston Village, Orkney Islands5.2 km N
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Balfour Village, Orkney Islands5.7 km W
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Yinstay Village, Orkney Islands6 km SW
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Tankerness Village, Orkney Islands7.9 km SW
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St Ola Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands8.6 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fit o’Shapinsay Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km NE
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Hacksness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km SW
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km W
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Bay of Sandgarth Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km SW
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Bay of Linton Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km N
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Bay of Crook Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km N
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands5 km NW
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands7.2 km W
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands11 km NW -
Wyre Island, Orkney Islands13 km NW -
Ward Hill (Shapinsay) Island, Orkney Islands3.6 km NW
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Ling Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.5 km NW
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The Ouse Lake, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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