- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport11 km
- EOI Eday Airport37 km
About Northtown Hill
Northtown Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 38 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Burray Haas and Echnaloch Bay.
Photos of Northtown Hill
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Burray Haas David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Italian Chapel Gregory J Kingsley · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Northtown Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to Northtown Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 197 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 11 kmnorth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 37 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 46 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 267 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 325 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Northtown Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 670 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km260 places
- Hoy Island 23 kmW
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmN
- Flotta Island 12 kmW
- Gairsay Island 25 kmN
25–60 km362 places
- Rousay Island 35 kmN
- Eday Island 36 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 54 kmN
- Wyre Island 28 kmN
60–100 km353 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 90 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 93 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 63 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Northtown Village, Orkney Islands0.3 km NE
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Hillside Village, Orkney Islands1.6 km SW
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Burray Village Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Southtown Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km SE
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands5.1 km SW
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Westhill Village, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burray Haas Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km E
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Echnaloch Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km SW
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Weddell Bay Natural site, United Kingdom0.8 km N
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Burray Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Glimps Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km N
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Berryhill Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Lamb Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km N
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Howequoy Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Bay of Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km N
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Bay of Legrow Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km N
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Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7 km S
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Bay of Sandoyne Natural site, Orkney Islands4.4 km N
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.9 km SW -
Bay of Cornquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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