- Elevation
- 119 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport29 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport42 km
About Lang Geo
Lang Geo is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Little Rack Wick and Sweinn Geo North Stack.
Photos of Lang Geo
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sneuk Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lang Geo
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (130 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 87 | 102 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 76 | 103 | 121 | 130 | 119 |
How to get to Lang Geo
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 200 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 42 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 53 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 262 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 319 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 333 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lang Geo
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 899 natural sites, 313 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km212 places
- Hoy Island 4 kmNE
- Flotta Island 13 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 24 kmE
- Clett Island 25 kmSW
25–60 km466 places
- Shapinsay Island 37 kmNE
- Rousay Island 43 kmNE
- Eday Island 52 kmNE
- Wyre Island 40 kmNE
60–100 km573 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 64 kmN
- The Wart Island 60 kmNE
- Sanday Island Island 65 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 65 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Sweinn Geo North Stack Mountain, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Sneuk Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Lochs of Geniefea Lake, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands4.2 km NE
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Skird Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
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Sky Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands3.2 km NE
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Santoo Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Withi Gill Mountain, Orkney Islands4 km NE
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Lyrie Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
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Geo of the Lame Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
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Binga Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km SE -
Knap of Trowieglen Mountain, Orkney Islands5.6 km N
Sources & licences
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