Bay of Westness
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°08′33″ N 3°05′05″ W
- Elevation
- 52 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport19 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport23 km
About Bay of Westness
Bay of Westness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Moaness and Ward Hill.
Photos of Bay of Westness
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Westness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (137 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Bay of Westness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 230 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 19 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 23 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 76 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 298 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 355 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 372 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Westness
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 557 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km274 places
- Shapinsay Island 15 kmSE
- Rousay Island 4 kmNE
- Eday Island 18 kmE
- Wyre Island 7 kmSE
25–60 km296 places
- Hoy Island 35 kmS
- Papa Westray Island Island 25 kmNE
- Flotta Island 34 kmS
- Auskerry Island 32 kmE
60–100 km252 places
- Clett Island 64 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 96 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 97 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Moaness Natural site, Orkney Islands0.3 km NW
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.1 km N
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Bay of Swandro Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km NW
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km S
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.5 km NE
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands4 km NE
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Eynhallow Island, Orkney Islands2 km NW
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km W
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Vishall Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km S
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Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands4.3 km N
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.1 km NE -
Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.6 km N
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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