- Elevation
- 100 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport24 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
About Vinquin Hill
Vinquin Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 100 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Costa Head and Muckle Holm.
Photos of Vinquin Hill
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Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Vinquin Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Vinquin Hill
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 24 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 24 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 297 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 355 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 370 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vinquin Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 579 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km244 places
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmSE
- Rousay Island 9 kmE
- Eday Island 23 kmE
- Wyre Island 12 kmE
25–60 km328 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmS
- Papa Westray Island Island 29 kmNE
- Flotta Island 34 kmS
- Auskerry Island 37 kmE
60–100 km282 places
- Clett Island 61 kmS
- Eilean nan Ron Island 93 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 97 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 92 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km NW
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Muckle Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km SW
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Costa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Stoney Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km SW
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Park Holm Island, Orkney Islands2 km SW
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Loch of Swannay Lake, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
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Hundland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km SW
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Mid Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km E
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Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km SW
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.9 km NE
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands5.3 km W
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Muckle Billia Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands5.4 km SE
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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