- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport2 km
- BEB Benbecula Airport50 km
About Orosay
Orosay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.
Orosay (Scottish Gaelic: Orasaigh) is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of Traigh Mhòr, the "big beach" on the north east coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 30 hectares (74 acres) in extent and the highest point is 38 metres (125 ft).
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Photos of Orosay
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Orosay Neil King · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hellisay John Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gighay Nick R · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fuday Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Orosay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (158 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 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) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 108 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 103 | 133 | 158 | 154 | 149 |
How to get to Orosay
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 2 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 234 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 2 kmsouthwest
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 50 kmnorth
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 68 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 287 kmsouth
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 323 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Orosay
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 880 natural sites, 814 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km174 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 9 kmSW
- Stulaigh Island 21 kmNE
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 4 kmSE
- Vatersay Island Island 14 kmSW
25–60 km342 places
- Hebrides Island 37 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 35 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 56 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 36 kmN
60–100 km1,197 places
- Isle of Skye Island 77 kmNE
- Island of Raasay Island 91 kmNE
- Eigg Island 77 kmE
- The Coral Beaches Beach 71 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Eoligarry Village, Western Isles2 km NW
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles5.9 km SW
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Àird Mhithinis Village, Western Isles2.9 km S
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Bayherivagh Village, Western Isles3.3 km S
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Bogach Village, Western Isles3.8 km S
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Balnabodach Village, Western Isles4.5 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orosay Island, Western Isles0.2 km SW
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Orasaigh Island, Western Isles0.2 km SW
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Beinn Eolaigearraidh Mountain, Western Isles1.7 km NW
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Kilbar Peninsula Natural site, Western Isles2 km W
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Fuday Island, Western Isles3.1 km NE
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Dun Sgurabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.7 km NW
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Beinn Eireabhal Mountain, Western Isles2.9 km SW
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Eilean Dallaig Island, Western Isles2.7 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Hellisay Island, Western Isles4.4 km E
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Gighay Island, Western Isles5.5 km E
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Flodday Island, Western Isles5.5 km SE
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Mullach Neacail (Fuidheigh) Island, Western Isles2.9 km NE
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Lingeigh Fhada Island, Western Isles3.1 km SE
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Lamalum Island, Western Isles3.2 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources