- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport30 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport30 km
About Loop of Crooie
Loop of Crooie is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Hillquoy and Skipi Geo.
Photos of Loop of Crooie
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Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Loop of Crooie
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · 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° | 8° | 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 Loop of Crooie
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 30 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 30 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 78 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 356 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loop of Crooie
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 574 natural sites, 231 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km163 places
- Rousay Island 14 kmE
- Wyre Island 19 kmE
- Gairsay Island 19 kmE
- Westray Island 25 kmNE
25–60 km406 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 25 kmSE
- Eday Island 29 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 31 kmNE
60–100 km272 places
- Clett Island 61 kmS
- Eilean nan Ron Island 90 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 94 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Northside Village, Orkney Islands2 km SW
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The Barony Village, Orkney Islands2.7 km S
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Birsay Village, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Abune-the-Hill Village, Orkney Islands3.2 km SE
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Swannay Village, Orkney Islands4 km SE
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Kirbuster Village, Orkney Islands4.7 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km S
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Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km E
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Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.8 km SE
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Brough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Birsay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Brough of Birsay Island, Orkney Islands3.6 km SW
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km SW
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands4.4 km S
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.4 km SE
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Costa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.4 km E
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Vinquin Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands6.2 km E
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands7.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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