Stack of Mustack, Orkney Islands — Map and nearby sights

About Stack of Mustack

Stack of Mustack is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Sandside Bay and Mull Head.

Photos of Stack of Mustack

Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Copinsay Lighthouse Dave Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Stack of Mustack

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month: August (day 16°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (123 mm)
Driest month: May (51 mm)

7° 2°

6° 2°

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 6°

13° 8°

15° 10°

16° 10°

14° 9°

11° 7°

9° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

108

Feb

83

Mar

95

Apr

64

May

51

Jun

54

Jul

60

Aug

72

Sep

98

Oct

114

Nov

123

Dec

114

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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Climate of Stack of Mustack
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	6°	7°	9°	11°	13°	15°	16°	14°	11°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	108	83	95	64	51	54	60	72	98	114	123	114

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Stack of Mustack

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 11 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 205 km to the south.

Airports

Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 11 kmwest
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 27 kmnorth
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 59 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 335 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Stack of Mustack

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 569 natural sites, 220 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

Shapinsay Island 15 kmNW
Wyre Island 24 kmNW
Auskerry Island 12 kmNE
Gairsay Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km395 places

Hoy Island 36 kmW
Rousay Island 30 kmNW
Eday Island 26 kmN
Papa Westray Island Island 46 kmN

60–100 km234 places

Clett Island 60 kmSW
Glass Islands Island 87 kmSW
Garbh-eilean Island 85 kmSW
Fair Isle Island 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands
2 km SW
Deerness Village, Orkney Islands
4.3 km SW
Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands
7.2 km SW
Toab Village, Orkney Islands
7.5 km SW
Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands
15 km W
Foubister Village, Orkney Islands
8.4 km SW

Stack of Mustack

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sandside Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands
0.5 km SW
Mull Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.7 km N
Brough of Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands
1.7 km N
Roana Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.2 km S
The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands
2.4 km W
Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.3 km W
Den Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.1 km NW
Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
6.2 km NW