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Muckle Billia Fiold

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°05′43″ N 3°07′37″ W

Map showing the location of Muckle Billia Fiold Muckle Billia Fiold
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
196 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stenso
1.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
EOI Eday Airport23 km

About Muckle Billia Fiold

Muckle Billia Fiold is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 196 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Mid Hill and Aiker Ness.

Climate of Muckle Billia Fiold

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (137 mm)
Driest month
May (56 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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Climate of Muckle Billia Fiold
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°7°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)119911067056596579109127137126

How to get to Muckle Billia Fiold

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 226 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 23 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 71 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 293 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 350 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 366 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Muckle Billia Fiold

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 599 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km257 places

  • Shapinsay Island 15 kmE
  • Rousay Island 10 kmNE
  • Eday Island 22 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 9 kmE

25–60 km330 places

  • Hoy Island 29 kmS
  • Papa Westray Island Island 31 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 29 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 33 kmE

60–100 km293 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 92 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 96 kmSW
  • Neave Island Island 91 kmSW
  • Eilean Iosal Island 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stenso Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands
    1.6 km N
  • Evie Village, Orkney Islands
    2.2 km N
  • Georth Village, Orkney Islands
    2.6 km E
  • Woodwick Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands
    2.8 km E
  • Redland Village, Orkney Islands
    3.5 km E
  • Rendall Village, Orkney Islands
    4.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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