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Mountain

Ord of Caithness

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°08′00″ N 3°36′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ord of Caithness Ord of Caithness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Helmsdale
3.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport47 km
INV Inverness Airport71 km

About Ord of Caithness

Ord of Caithness is a mountain. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Stac Neuk Mhor and Creag Thoraraidh.

Climate of Ord of Caithness

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (113 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).

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Climate of Ord of Caithness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°10°13°15°17°17°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1047593625965697998108113103

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ord of Caithness

The nearest airport is Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 142 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 47 kmnortheast
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 71 kmsouth
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 100 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 142 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 189 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 244 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 256 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 372 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ord of Caithness

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 2,116 natural sites, 572 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km111 places

  • Eilean nam Faoileag Island 23 kmSW
  • Loch an Tubairnaich Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lochan Thulachan Lake 24 kmN
  • Loch Scalabsdale Lake 12 kmNW

25–60 km609 places

  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 50 kmS
  • Clett Island 55 kmN
  • Glass Islands Island 56 kmNW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km2,025 places

  • Hoy Island 82 kmN
  • Flotta Island 83 kmN
  • Findlays Seat Mountain 67 kmS
  • Hesta Head Natural site 83 kmNE

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