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Langskaill Hill

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°17′24″ N 2°54′20″ W

Map showing the location of Langskaill Hill Langskaill Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Skelwick
0.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport13 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport37 km

About Langskaill Hill

Langskaill Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 34 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Swartmill and Skel Wick.

Climate of Langskaill Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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).

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Climate of Langskaill Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)116901026751556174106124134123

How to get to Langskaill Hill

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 244 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 13 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 37 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 244 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 314 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 372 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 390 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Langskaill Hill

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 483 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km183 places

  • Rousay Island 16 kmSW
  • Eday Island 14 kmSE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 7 kmN
  • Wyre Island 20 kmS

25–60 km344 places

  • Hoy Island 54 kmSW
  • Shapinsay Island 27 kmS
  • Flotta Island 52 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 35 kmSE

60–100 km152 places

  • Clett Island 83 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 69 kmS
  • Fair Isle Island 77 kmE
  • The Skerry Island 75 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Skelwick Village, Orkney Islands
    0.4 km SE
  • Pierowall Village, Orkney Islands
    5.9 km NW
  • Midbea Village, Orkney Islands
    4 km W
  • Braehead Village, Orkney Islands
    5.1 km NW
  • Broughton Village, Orkney Islands
    5.1 km NW
  • Rapness Village, Orkney Islands
    5.5 km SE

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