- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport43 km
About Mill Bay
Mill Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Head of the Right and Rysa Bay.
Photos of Mill Bay
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garth Head Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Mill Bay
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).
Show values as a table
| 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° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 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 Mill Bay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 200 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 43 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 46 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 265 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 337 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mill Bay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 802 natural sites, 301 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km257 places
- Hoy Island 6 kmW
- Flotta Island 5 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 18 kmE
- Switha Island 7 kmSE
25–60 km417 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmNE
- Rousay Island 38 kmN
- Eday Island 45 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 59 kmN
60–100 km467 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 73 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 76 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 74 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 71 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lyness Village, Orkney Islands0.7 km SE
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Rinnigill Village, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Crockness Village, Orkney Islands3 km SE
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Little Ayre Village, Orkney Islands3.9 km S
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Wyng Village, Orkney Islands4.6 km S
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South Walls Village, Orkney Islands4.7 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km S
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Rysa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km N
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Ore Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km S
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Back Burn River, Orkney Islands1.7 km E
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Thomson's Hill (Fara) Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km E
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km N
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3 km SE
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Peat Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.5 km N
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Pegal Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km NW
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Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7 km S -
Binga Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands3.8 km SW
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Garth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.1 km S
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Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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