- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- EOI Eday Airport35 km
About Mainland
Mainland is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Loch of Stenness and Sand Holm.
Photos of Mainland
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mainland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Mainland
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 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 20 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 61 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 339 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 354 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mainland
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 704 natural sites, 277 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km282 places
- Hoy Island 17 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmE
- Rousay Island 22 kmNE
- Flotta Island 20 kmS
25–60 km325 places
- Eday Island 34 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 44 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 39 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 31 kmNE
60–100 km411 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 80 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 84 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 63 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 79 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loch of Stenness Lake, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Sand Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km NE
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Redland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Ring of Brogar Historic site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Reed Meadow Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km N
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km N
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Peedie Bushan Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km N
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.1 km SW
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
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Long Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.8 km E
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Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
Sources & licences
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