- Elevation
- 76 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport18 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport38 km
About Kirkie Hill
Kirkie Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 76 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Sand Wick and The Nev.
Photos of Kirkie Hill
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Swona Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Wing Bewahrerderwerte · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Halcro Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bigore Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Kirkie Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · 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° | 8° | 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 Kirkie Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 18 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 191 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 18 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 38 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 45 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 191 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 259 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 317 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 335 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirkie Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 729 natural sites, 279 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km232 places
- Hoy Island 20 kmW
- Flotta Island 9 kmNW
- Hesta Head Natural site 4 kmSE
- Ward Holm Island 19 kmNE
25–60 km403 places
- Shapinsay Island 29 kmN
- Rousay Island 41 kmN
- Eday Island 45 kmN
- Wyre Island 36 kmN
60–100 km410 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 62 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 84 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 87 kmW
- North Ronaldsay Island 72 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sandwick Village, Orkney Islands0.4 km S
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Newbigging Village, Orkney Islands0.7 km NW
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands3.4 km N
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Widewall Village, Orkney Islands1 km N
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Aikers Village, Orkney Islands2 km NE
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Herston Village, Orkney Islands2.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sand Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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The Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Herston Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km W
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Harrabrough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km W
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Hune Bay Natural site, Scotland2.1 km S
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Ward Hill (S. Ronaldsay) Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km SE
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Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km E
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Widewall Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km NW
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Barth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km S -
Bigore Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km SE
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The Wing Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km S
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Hoxa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km N
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Cauldhame Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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