- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport21 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport40 km
About Kirk Hope
Kirk Hope is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Flotta and Scat Wick.
Photos of Kirk Hope
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Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garth Head Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aith Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Kirk Hope
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 97 | 115 | 124 | 113 |
How to get to Kirk Hope
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 196 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 21 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 40 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 47 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 196 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 262 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 319 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 336 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirk Hope
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 780 natural sites, 298 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km258 places
- Hoy Island 10 kmW
- Flotta Island 2 kmNE
- Hesta Head Natural site 13 kmE
- Switha Island 3 kmSE
25–60 km409 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmNE
- Rousay Island 39 kmN
- Eday Island 46 kmNE
- Wyre Island 35 kmN
60–100 km448 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 61 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 76 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 79 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hackness Village, Orkney Islands1.8 km SW
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Crockness Village, Orkney Islands2.8 km W
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Rinnigill Village, Orkney Islands3.2 km W
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Wyng Village, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Osmondwall Village, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
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Little Ayre Village, Orkney Islands4.2 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Flotta Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Scat Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km E
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West Hill Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km NE
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
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Kirk Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km S
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Curries Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km NE
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Kenzie's Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Garth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km SW
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Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km NW
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km E
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Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km SW
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Roan Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.2 km NE
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Thomson's Hill (Fara) Mountain, Orkney Islands3.7 km NW
Sources & licences
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