- Elevation
- 290 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport29 km
- EOI Eday Airport47 km
About Top of Hellia
Top of Hellia is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 290 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Kame of Hoy and Geo of Hellia.
Photos of Top of Hellia
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Top of Hellia
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to Top of Hellia
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 29 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 212 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 29 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 47 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 212 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 274 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 331 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 344 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Top of Hellia
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 833 natural sites, 298 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km178 places
- Hoy Island 10 kmSE
- Flotta Island 19 kmSE
- Switha Island 22 kmSE
- Risa Island 13 kmSE
25–60 km479 places
- Shapinsay Island 33 kmNE
- Rousay Island 34 kmNE
- Eday Island 46 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km513 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 68 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 72 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 75 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 67 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kame of Hoy Natural site, Orkney Islands0.4 km SW
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Geo of Hellia Natural site, Orkney Islands0.4 km SW
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Sui Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Saint Johns Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km W
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Cuilags Mountain, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Round Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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The Sow Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.6 km E
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km NE
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km NE
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km SE
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Moor Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands4.6 km S
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Too of the Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km S
Sources & licences
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