- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport13 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About Mill Bay
Mill Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Papa Stronsay and Grice Ness.
Photos of Mill Bay
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Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Odness Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burgh Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mill Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (125 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).
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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° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 84 | 97 | 63 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 70 | 99 | 116 | 125 | 115 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Mill Bay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 223 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 13 kmnorthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 81 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 356 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mill Bay
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 492 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km192 places
- Shapinsay Island 20 kmSW
- Eday Island 13 kmNW
- Wyre Island 22 kmW
- Auskerry Island 11 kmS
25–60 km357 places
- Hoy Island 52 kmSW
- Rousay Island 26 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmNW
- Flotta Island 45 kmSW
60–100 km148 places
- Clett Island 79 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 70 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 67 kmNE
- The Burrian Island 69 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Grice Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Odness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Huip Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Holm of Odness Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Saint Catherines Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Stronsay Island Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Bay of Franks Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km W
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Burgh Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.5 km SE
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Oyce of Huip Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Greenli Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km SW
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The Brough Mountain, Orkney Islands5.6 km SE
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Rothiesholm Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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