Keelylang Hill, Orkney Islands — Elevation and map

About Keelylang Hill

Keelylang Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 221 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Groundwater and Holm of Westquoy.

Photos of Keelylang Hill

Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Keelylang Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month: August (day 14°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (132 mm)
Driest month: May (57 mm)

5° 1°

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 5°

12° 7°

14° 9°

12° 7°

10° 5°

7° 3°

6° 2°

Jan

115

Feb

89

Mar

103

Apr

69

May

57

Jun

57

Jul

64

Aug

77

Sep

105

Oct

122

Nov

132

Dec

121

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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Climate of Keelylang Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	6°	8°	10°	12°	14°	14°	12°	10°	7°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	1°	2°	5°	7°	9°	9°	7°	5°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	115	89	103	69	57	57	64	77	105	122	132	121

How to get to Keelylang Hill

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 10 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 212 km to the south.

Airports

Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 10 kmeast
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 30 kmnortheast
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 57 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 353 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Keelylang Hill

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 658 natural sites, 262 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km348 places

Hoy Island 19 kmSW
Shapinsay Island 14 kmNE
Rousay Island 22 kmN
Flotta Island 16 kmS

25–60 km262 places

Eday Island 29 kmNE
Papa Westray Island Island 43 kmN
Auskerry Island 30 kmE
Clett Island 47 kmSW

60–100 km347 places

Eilean nan Ron Island 86 kmSW
Rabbit Islands Island 90 kmSW
Neave Island Island 85 kmSW
Eilean Iosal Island 86 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Cursiter Village, Orkney Islands
2.1 km N
Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands
7.3 km E
Grimbister Village, Orkney Islands
2.6 km N
Tuskerbister Village, Orkney Islands
2.7 km W
Smerquoy Village, Orkney Islands
2.8 km E
Kirbister Village, Orkney Islands
3.1 km SW

Keelylang Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Holm of Groundwater Island, Orkney Islands
2.2 km S
Holm of Westquoy Island, Orkney Islands
2.8 km SW
Loch of Kirbister Lake, Orkney Islands
2.8 km S
Holm of Grimbister Island, Orkney Islands
2.8 km N
Damsay Island, Orkney Islands
3 km N
Wideford Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands
3.6 km NE
Hill of Heddle Mountain, Orkney Islands
3.7 km NW
Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands
4.7 km NE