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Muckle Green Holm

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°08′00″ N 2°50′00″ W

Map showing the location of Muckle Green Holm Muckle Green Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Backaland
4.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport7 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km

About Muckle Green Holm

Muckle Green Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Muckle Green Holm and Little Green Holm.

Climate of Muckle Green Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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 Green Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)11186986651546072101118128118

How to get to Muckle Green Holm

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 7 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 226 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 7 kmnortheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 355 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Muckle Green Holm

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 519 natural sites, 204 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km282 places

  • Shapinsay Island 10 kmS
  • Rousay Island 12 kmW
  • Eday Island 6 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 24 kmN

25–60 km280 places

  • Hoy Island 41 kmSW
  • Flotta Island 37 kmSW
  • Hesta Head Natural site 39 kmS
  • Ward Holm Island 27 kmS

60–100 km196 places

  • Clett Island 70 kmSW
  • Glass Islands Island 92 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 91 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Backaland Village, Orkney Islands
    4.6 km NE
  • West Side Village, Orkney Islands
    4.9 km N
  • Veness Village, Orkney Islands
    5.3 km E
  • Burroughston Village, Orkney Islands
    6.9 km S
  • Brinian Village, Orkney Islands
    9.2 km W
  • Guith Village, Orkney Islands
    9.4 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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