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Linga Holm

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°09′00″ N 2°40′00″ W

Map showing the location of Linga Holm Linga Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Whitehall Village
3.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport8 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km

About Linga Holm

Linga Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Links Ness and Holm of Huip.

Climate of Linga Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (128 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 Linga Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°14°15°14°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11186986651546072101118128118

How to get to Linga Holm

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 226 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 8 kmnorthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 81 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 358 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 378 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Linga Holm

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 496 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Shapinsay Island 17 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 21 kmW
  • Eday Island 8 kmNW
  • Wyre Island 18 kmW

25–60 km313 places

  • Hoy Island 49 kmSW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 26 kmNW
  • Flotta Island 44 kmSW
  • Hesta Head Natural site 43 kmS

60–100 km160 places

  • Clett Island 77 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 99 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 73 kmNE
  • The Skerry Island 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Whitehall Village Village, Orkney Islands
    3.5 km E
  • Whitehall Village, Orkney Islands
    3.9 km E
  • Veness Village, Orkney Islands
    4.6 km W
  • Aith Village, Orkney Islands
    4.7 km SE
  • Stronsay Village, Orkney Islands
    4.8 km SE
  • Wardhill Village, Orkney Islands
    5.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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