- Elevation
- 33 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport19 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Appietown
Appietown is a neighbourhood. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Ess Holm and Holm of Kirkness.
Climate of Appietown
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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Appietown
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 221 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 19 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 344 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 359 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Appietown
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 639 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km272 places
- Hoy Island 22 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 18 kmE
- Rousay Island 17 kmNE
- Flotta Island 24 kmS
25–60 km319 places
- Eday Island 28 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 38 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 36 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 26 kmNE
60–100 km335 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 86 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 89 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 84 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 85 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands2.8 km W
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands3.1 km SW
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Kame of Corrigall Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km NE
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands3.5 km SW
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Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
Sources & licences
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