- Elevation
- 235 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport14 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
About Kierfea Hill
Kierfea Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 235 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Rousay and Saviskaill Bay.
Photos of Kierfea Hill
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kierfea Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 7° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 92 | 105 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 77 | 109 | 127 | 138 | 127 |
How to get to Kierfea Hill
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 14 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 14 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 80 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 359 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kierfea Hill
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 535 natural sites, 210 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km267 places
- Shapinsay Island 15 kmSE
- Rousay Island 1 kmSW
- Eday Island 13 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmN
25–60 km292 places
- Hoy Island 40 kmSW
- Flotta Island 38 kmS
- Auskerry Island 30 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 44 kmS
60–100 km222 places
- Clett Island 68 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 88 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 86 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rousay Island, Orkney Islands1.4 km SW
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Saviskaill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km N
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km NE
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Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands3.5 km E
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Bay of Ham Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km W
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Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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The Burrian Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Scock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km E
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.4 km SW -
Saviskaill Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km NW
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.5 km SW
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Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands4.8 km W
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands11 km W
Sources & licences
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