- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport15 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport41 km
About Hoxa Hill
Hoxa Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 60 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Dam of Hoxa and Widewall Bay.
Photos of Hoxa Hill
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Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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Bigore Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Hoxa Hill
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).
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° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 124 | 114 |
How to get to Hoxa Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 195 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 15 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 41 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 42 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 262 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 320 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 339 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hoxa Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 722 natural sites, 274 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Hoy Island 18 kmW
- Flotta Island 8 kmW
- Hesta Head Natural site 6 kmSE
- Ward Holm Island 18 kmNE
25–60 km377 places
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmN
- Rousay Island 38 kmN
- Eday Island 41 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 59 kmN
60–100 km396 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 84 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 88 kmW
- North Ronaldsay Island 69 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 82 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Quindry Village, Orkney Islands1.1 km S
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Hoxa Village, Orkney Islands1.2 km W
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Herston Village, Orkney Islands2.3 km SW
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Widewall Village, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Newbigging Village, Orkney Islands2.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dam of Hoxa Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km N
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Widewall Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km SW
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Gill Bay Natural site, Scotland1.2 km NE
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km W
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Gropenally Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km W
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Herston Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km SW
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Harrabrough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km SW
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Kirkie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km SE
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Roan Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.5 km NW
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Cauldhame Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km E
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Barth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.5 km S -
Bigore Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km SE
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Sand Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km S
Sources & licences
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