Thomson's Hill (Fara)
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°50′40″ N 3°10′05″ W
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport43 km
About Thomson's Hill (Fara)
Thomson's Hill (Fara) is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 42 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Fara and Back Burn.
Photos of Thomson's Hill (Fara)
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garth Head Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Thomson's Hill (Fara)
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Thomson's Hill (Fara)
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 200 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 43 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 45 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 200 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 265 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 322 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 338 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thomson's Hill (Fara)
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 776 natural sites, 296 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km269 places
- Hoy Island 8 kmW
- Flotta Island 3 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 16 kmSE
- Switha Island 6 kmSE
25–60 km405 places
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmNE
- Rousay Island 37 kmN
- Eday Island 44 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 58 kmN
60–100 km435 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 75 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 79 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 73 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fara Island, Orkney Islands0.1 km SE
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Back Burn River, Orkney Islands0.5 km SW
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Peat Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km NW
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Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km SW
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Flotta Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km SE
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Rysa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km S
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Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km NW
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.2 km NW
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Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.5 km S
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Roan Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km E
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Garth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km S
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Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.6 km S
Sources & licences
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