- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport15 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport19 km
About The Taing
The Taing is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Bergeben and Bay of Whelkmulli.
Photos of The Taing
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of The Taing
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to The Taing
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 15 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 226 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 kmnortheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 19 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 73 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 295 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 353 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Taing
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 558 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km301 places
- Shapinsay Island 10 kmSE
- Rousay Island 6 kmN
- Eday Island 14 kmNE
- Wyre Island 2 kmE
25–60 km276 places
- Hoy Island 34 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 27 kmN
- Flotta Island 32 kmS
- Auskerry Island 26 kmE
60–100 km247 places
- Clett Island 63 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 100 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 98 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 99 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Bergeben Natural site, Orkney Islands0.4 km S
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Bay of Whelkmulli Natural site, United Kingdom0.4 km SW
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Bay of Cott Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km E
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Bay of Stromnesstaing Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km E
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.1 km SE
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North Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.5 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km W -
Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.7 km N -
Vishall Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.3 km W
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Wass Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km S
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Millburn Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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