- Elevation
- 193 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport29 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport46 km
About Lyrie Geo
Lyrie Geo is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Santoo Head and Geo of the Lame.
Photos of Lyrie Geo
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sneuk Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lyrie Geo
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 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 Lyrie Geo
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 204 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 46 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 51 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 204 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 266 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 323 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 337 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lyrie Geo
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 886 natural sites, 311 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Hoy Island 4 kmE
- Flotta Island 15 kmE
- Switha Island 16 kmE
- Island of Stroma Island 24 kmSE
25–60 km476 places
- Shapinsay Island 36 kmNE
- Rousay Island 40 kmNE
- Eday Island 50 kmNE
- Wyre Island 38 kmNE
60–100 km565 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 62 kmNE
- Sanday Island Island 63 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 65 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 69 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Santoo Head Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Geo of the Lame Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Sneuk Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Too of the Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Knap of Trowieglen Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km NE
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Withi Gill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.7 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Moor Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands4 km NW
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km N
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Sky Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands4.6 km E
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Dwarfie Hamars Knap Mountain, Orkney Islands4.7 km NE
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Little Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
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Lang Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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