- Elevation
- 27 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
- EOI Eday Airport35 km
About Northdyke
Northdyke is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 27 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Skara Brae and Bay of Skaill.
Photos of Northdyke
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Northdyke
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 101 | 65 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Northdyke
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 28 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 28 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 69 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 347 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Northdyke
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 671 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Hoy Island 24 kmS
- Rousay Island 21 kmNE
- Wyre Island 22 kmE
- Gairsay Island 21 kmE
25–60 km378 places
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmE
- Eday Island 34 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 41 kmNE
- Flotta Island 29 kmSE
60–100 km399 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 81 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 85 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 63 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Skara Brae Historic site, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands1.8 km NE
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2.3 km SE
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km N
Sources & licences
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