- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport14 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport37 km
About The Clogg
The Clogg is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Sty Wick and Russ Ness.
Climate of The Clogg
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to The Clogg
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 14 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 14 kmwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 37 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 92 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 309 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 368 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 389 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Clogg
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km160 places
- Eday Island 15 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 25 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 23 kmS
- War Ness Natural site 18 kmSW
25–60 km348 places
- Shapinsay Island 29 kmSW
- Rousay Island 30 kmW
- Flotta Island 56 kmSW
- Wyre Island 28 kmSW
60–100 km163 places
- Hoy Island 61 kmSW
- Clett Island 89 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 70 kmSW
- Lady’s Holm Island 98 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Overbister Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
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Templehall Village, Orkney Islands2.9 km NW
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands3.2 km NW
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Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sty Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Russ Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Bay of Newark Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Els Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km W
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Little Sea Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Tres Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Holm of Elsness Island, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km W
Sources & licences
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