- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport7 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
About Little Linga
Little Linga is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Links Ness and Linga Holm.
Photos of Little Linga
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Little Linga
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 86 | 98 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 101 | 118 | 128 | 118 |
How to get to Little Linga
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 7 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 226 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 7 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 357 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Little Linga
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 498 natural sites, 185 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Shapinsay Island 16 kmSW
- Rousay Island 20 kmW
- Eday Island 7 kmNW
- Wyre Island 17 kmW
25–60 km309 places
- Hoy Island 49 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 25 kmNW
- Flotta Island 43 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 43 kmS
60–100 km164 places
- Clett Island 77 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 99 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 74 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 71 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Linga Holm Island, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km NE
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Holms of Spurness Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Bay of Backaland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Oyce of Huip Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Saint Catherines Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Spur Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands6.8 km NW
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Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands5.7 km E
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Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands9.7 km N -
Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands16 km SW -
Stronsay Island Island, Orkney Islands5.3 km SE
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Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands13 km NW
Sources & licences
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