- Elevation
- 171 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport40 km
About Skird Hill
Skird Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 171 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Sweinn Geo North Stack and Binga Fea.
Photos of Skird Hill
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Sneuk Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garth Head Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aith Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Skird Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (130 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 87 | 102 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 76 | 103 | 121 | 130 | 119 |
How to get to Skird Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 28 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 198 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 28 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 40 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 52 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 198 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 261 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 318 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Skird Hill
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 877 natural sites, 313 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km236 places
- Hoy Island 5 kmN
- Flotta Island 11 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 22 kmE
- Clett Island 25 kmSW
25–60 km435 places
- Shapinsay Island 36 kmNE
- Rousay Island 43 kmN
- Eday Island 51 kmNE
- Wyre Island 40 kmNE
60–100 km557 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 65 kmN
- Sanday Island Island 64 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 67 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Melsetter Village, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Hurliness Village, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Brims Village, Orkney Islands4.1 km SE
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Longhope Village, Orkney Islands4.9 km E
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Little Ayre Village, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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South Walls Village, Orkney Islands5.3 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sweinn Geo North Stack Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Binga Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km NE
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North Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
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Little Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km NW
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Lang Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km NW
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Ha Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3 km S
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km SE
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Garth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km SE
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Sky Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km N
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Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands6.2 km NE
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Sneuk Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.5 km NW
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Santoo Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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