- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km
- EOI Eday Airport42 km
About West Hill (Graemsay)
West Hill (Graemsay) is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Graemsay and Mo Ness.
Photos of West Hill (Graemsay)
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · 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 West Hill (Graemsay)
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).
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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to West Hill (Graemsay)
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 211 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 42 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 275 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 332 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 346 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Hill (Graemsay)
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 778 natural sites, 291 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Hoy Island 9 kmS
- Flotta Island 15 kmSE
- Switha Island 18 kmSE
- Risa Island 9 kmSE
25–60 km403 places
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmNE
- Rousay Island 30 kmNE
- Eday Island 41 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 52 kmNE
60–100 km459 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 73 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 77 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 70 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 72 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Graemsay Island, Orkney Islands0.5 km E
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km SW
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The Hap Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km NE
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Bay of Quoys Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km SW
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Bay of Creekland Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km SW
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.3 km N -
The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km W
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3 km W
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands8.9 km S -
Holm of Houton Island, Orkney Islands6.8 km E
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Outer Holm Island, Orkney Islands3 km N
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Flotta Island, Orkney Islands15 km SE -
Mainland Island, Orkney Islands8.3 km N
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Loch of Stenness Lake, Orkney Islands8.3 km N
Sources & licences
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