- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport18 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport44 km
About Whitemill Bay
Whitemill Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Burness Peninsula and Otters Wick.
Climate of Whitemill Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Whitemill Bay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 242 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 18 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 44 kmsouthwest
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 95 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 242 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 316 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 375 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 396 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whitemill Bay
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 161 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km153 places
- Eday Island 19 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 22 kmW
- War Ness Natural site 23 kmSW
- The Wart Island 11 kmSW
25–60 km310 places
- Shapinsay Island 34 kmSW
- Rousay Island 32 kmSW
- Wyre Island 32 kmSW
- Auskerry Island 30 kmS
60–100 km229 places
- Hoy Island 67 kmSW
- Flotta Island 62 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 62 kmS
- Sweyn Holm Island 100 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Burness Village, Orkney Islands3.1 km SW
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Sellibister Village, Orkney Islands3.6 km SE
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Newark Village, Orkney Islands4.4 km SE
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Rusness Village, Orkney Islands4.6 km SE
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands4.9 km S
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands5.1 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burness Peninsula Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Otters Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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West Ayre Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Roos Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
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Bay of Sandquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands4.7 km E
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SW
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Lamaness Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SW
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Holms of Ire Island, Orkney Islands4.7 km W
Sources & licences
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