- Elevation
- 121 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- EOI Eday Airport45 km
About Pegal Hill
Pegal Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 121 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Pegal Head and Lyrawa Bay.
Photos of Pegal Hill
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Pegal Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Pegal Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 203 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 45 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 46 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 267 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 324 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 340 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pegal Hill
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 795 natural sites, 299 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km256 places
- Hoy Island 4 kmSW
- Flotta Island 8 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 20 kmSE
- Switha Island 11 kmSE
25–60 km415 places
- Shapinsay Island 29 kmNE
- Rousay Island 36 kmN
- Eday Island 44 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 57 kmN
60–100 km461 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 73 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 76 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 73 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 71 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km E
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Lyrawa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km NE
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Pegal Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km E
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Green Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km NE
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km N
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Pegal Burn River, Orkney Islands0.9 km E
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Risa Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km E
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands4.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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