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Stenny Holm

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°00′22″ N 3°12′27″ W

Map showing the location of Stenny Holm Stenny Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
21 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grimeston
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport18 km
EOI Eday Airport32 km

About Stenny Holm

Stenny Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Baa Holm and Long Holm.

Climate of Stenny Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
May (53 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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Climate of Stenny Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)116881036553566477107124134122

How to get to Stenny Holm

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 18 kmeast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 32 kmnortheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 61 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 355 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Stenny Holm

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 679 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km298 places

  • Hoy Island 18 kmS
  • Shapinsay Island 19 kmE
  • Rousay Island 20 kmNE
  • Flotta Island 20 kmS

25–60 km301 places

  • Eday Island 31 kmNE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 42 kmNE
  • Auskerry Island 37 kmE
  • War Ness Natural site 28 kmNE

60–100 km385 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 86 kmSW
  • North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
  • Neave Island Island 81 kmSW

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