- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About The Burrian
The Burrian is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Rousay and Erne Tower.
Photos of The Burrian
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Burrian
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 92 | 105 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 77 | 109 | 127 | 138 | 127 |
How to get to The Burrian
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 81 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 302 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 360 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Burrian
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 537 natural sites, 210 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km249 places
- Shapinsay Island 18 kmSE
- Rousay Island 2 kmSE
- Eday Island 16 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km306 places
- Hoy Island 40 kmS
- Flotta Island 39 kmS
- Auskerry Island 33 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 45 kmS
60–100 km230 places
- Clett Island 68 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 87 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 85 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 90 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rousay Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km SE
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Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands1.4 km N
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Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Saviskaill Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km N
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km W
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km SE
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Saviskaill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km E
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Sources & licences
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