- Elevation
- 137 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
- EOI Eday Airport46 km
About Round Hill
Round Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 137 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Cuilags and The Witter.
Photos of Round Hill
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Round Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to Round Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 211 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 46 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 53 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 273 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 330 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Round Hill
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 818 natural sites, 297 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Hoy Island 8 kmSE
- Flotta Island 16 kmSE
- Switha Island 19 kmSE
- Risa Island 11 kmSE
25–60 km464 places
- Shapinsay Island 31 kmNE
- Rousay Island 34 kmNE
- Eday Island 45 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 55 kmNE
60–100 km494 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 70 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 73 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 74 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cuilags Mountain, Orkney Islands1.1 km W
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands1.1 km N
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km SE
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Kame of Hoy Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Bay of Quoys Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km N
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Top of Hellia Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km N -
Sui Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands3 km W
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Geo of Hellia Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.4 km E
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The Sow Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
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Moor Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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