- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
- EOI Eday Airport41 km
About Breck Ness
Breck Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Lynedardy and Inner Holm.
Photos of Breck Ness
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Breck Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to Breck Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 216 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 41 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 216 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 336 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 350 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Breck Ness
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 768 natural sites, 291 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km214 places
- Hoy Island 13 kmS
- Flotta Island 20 kmSE
- Switha Island 23 kmSE
- Risa Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km418 places
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmE
- Rousay Island 29 kmNE
- Eday Island 40 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 50 kmNE
60–100 km464 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 73 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 77 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 70 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 72 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Lynedardy Mountain, Orkney Islands1.8 km NE
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.6 km E
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Hoy Mouth Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Brinkies Brae Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km E
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Merranblo Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km NE
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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North Gaulton Castle Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km N
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Hamla Voe Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.9 km S
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Hill of Miffia Mountain, Orkney Islands4 km N
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Kame of Hoy Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km SW
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands5 km S
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Redland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5 km NE
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.3 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources