- Elevation
- 102 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Kirbuster Hill
Kirbuster Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 102 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Hillquoy and Loch of Hundland.
Photos of Kirbuster Hill
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kirbuster Hill
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 Kirbuster Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 27 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 230 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 74 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 296 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 353 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirbuster Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 599 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km201 places
- Shapinsay Island 23 kmE
- Rousay Island 14 kmNE
- Wyre Island 17 kmE
- Gairsay Island 17 kmE
25–60 km380 places
- Hoy Island 30 kmS
- Eday Island 28 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 33 kmNE
- Flotta Island 33 kmS
60–100 km293 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 89 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 92 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 88 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirbuster Village, Orkney Islands0.9 km SE
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Abune-the-Hill Village, Orkney Islands2.3 km NE
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Swannay Village, Orkney Islands2.5 km NE
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The Barony Village, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Birsay Village, Orkney Islands2.8 km W
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Northside Village, Orkney Islands3.5 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands1.7 km NW
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Loch of Hundland Lake, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands1.5 km W
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km E
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km W
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Loch of Swannay Lake, Orkney Islands2.8 km NE
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km SE
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km W
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Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km NW
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Costa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.4 km NE
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Vinquin Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km NE
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Mid Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.7 km E
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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