- Elevation
- 82 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport28 km
About Smerquoy
Smerquoy is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 82 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Wideford Hill and Quanter Ness.
Photos of Smerquoy
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Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Smerquoy
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 132 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (132 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° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 89 | 103 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 122 | 132 | 121 |
How to get to Smerquoy
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 8 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 212 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 8 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 28 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 355 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Smerquoy
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 650 natural sites, 253 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km355 places
- Hoy Island 21 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 12 kmNE
- Rousay Island 21 kmN
- Flotta Island 17 kmS
25–60 km253 places
- Eday Island 27 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 42 kmN
- Auskerry Island 27 kmE
- Clett Island 49 kmSW
60–100 km333 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 89 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 93 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 87 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 89 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wideford Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1 km NE
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km NE
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Damsay Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Quanterness Historic site, Orkney Islands3 km NE
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Keelylang Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km W
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Orkney Islands Island, Orkney Islands3 km NE
Sources & licences
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