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Natural site

Berst Ness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°16′00″ N 2°59′00″ W

Map showing the location of Berst Ness Berst Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirbest
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport15 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport35 km

About Berst Ness

Berst Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Ness of Tuquoy and Bay of Kirbist.

Climate of Berst Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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 Berst Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)116901026751556174106124134123

How to get to Berst Ness

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 242 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 35 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 242 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 312 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 369 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 386 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Berst Ness

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 496 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Shapinsay Island 25 kmS
  • Rousay Island 12 kmS
  • Eday Island 15 kmSE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 10 kmNE

25–60 km343 places

  • Hoy Island 50 kmS
  • Flotta Island 49 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 35 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 54 kmS

60–100 km170 places

  • Clett Island 79 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 66 kmS
  • Glass Islands Island 97 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 95 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kirbest Village, Orkney Islands
    1.7 km NW
  • Midbea Village, Orkney Islands
    1.8 km N
  • Pierowall Village, Orkney Islands
    5.9 km N
  • Braehead Village, Orkney Islands
    5.1 km N
  • Skelwick Village, Orkney Islands
    5.2 km NE
  • Broughton Village, Orkney Islands
    5.5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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