- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport18 km
- EOI Eday Airport32 km
About Long Holm
Long Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Baa Holm and Glass Holms.
Photos of Long Holm
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Long Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Long Holm
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 18 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 32 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 62 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Long Holm
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 678 natural sites, 267 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km296 places
- Hoy Island 18 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmE
- Rousay Island 20 kmNE
- Flotta Island 20 kmS
25–60 km300 places
- Eday Island 31 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 42 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 37 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 28 kmNE
60–100 km386 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 86 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 60 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 81 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.2 km SE
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Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands0.3 km E
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.3 km S
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands1 km NW
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Sand Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km W
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km NW
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km NW
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Reed Meadow Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands7.2 km SW
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Mainland Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Loch of Stenness Lake, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Peedie Bushan Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands2.8 km NW
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands5 km N
Sources & licences
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