- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport2 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
About Mill Bay
Mill Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Bay of London and Stennie Hill.
Photos of Mill Bay
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Faray George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mill Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (131 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 87 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 73 | 103 | 120 | 131 | 121 |
How to get to Mill Bay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 2 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 2 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 28 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 85 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 363 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 382 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mill Bay
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 491 natural sites, 176 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km251 places
- Shapinsay Island 18 kmSW
- Rousay Island 17 kmW
- Eday Island 3 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 19 kmNW
25–60 km293 places
- Hoy Island 50 kmSW
- Flotta Island 46 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 47 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 34 kmS
60–100 km156 places
- Clett Island 79 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 62 kmS
- Garbh-eilean Island 99 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 74 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of London Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Stennie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.1 km NW
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Bay of Doomy Natural site, United Kingdom1.7 km W
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Bay of Icevay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Greenybrae Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km N
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Bay of Newark Natural site, United Kingdom1.9 km NW
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Strang Quoy Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km NE
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Gump of Spurness Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km E
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Vinquoy Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km N
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Fersness Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.3 km SE
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Bay of Carrick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km N
Sources & licences
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