- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
- EOI Eday Airport40 km
About Lyre Geo
Lyre Geo is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include North Gaulton Castle and Bight of Mousland.
Photos of Lyre Geo
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lyre Geo
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to Lyre Geo
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 40 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 62 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 353 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lyre Geo
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 743 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km203 places
- Hoy Island 17 kmS
- Flotta Island 23 kmSE
- Gairsay Island 24 kmNE
- Risa Island 18 kmSE
25–60 km404 places
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmE
- Rousay Island 27 kmNE
- Eday Island 39 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 47 kmNE
60–100 km462 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 75 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 79 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 68 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 74 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
North Gaulton Castle Mountain, Orkney Islands0.1 km N
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Bight of Mousland Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Hill of Miffia Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km E
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Kellyan Hellyan Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Garthna Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Inga Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Hill of Lynedardy Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Merranblo Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km N
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Gyran Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km NE
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Redland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.1 km E
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Brinkies Brae Mountain, Orkney Islands5.2 km SE
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands6.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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