Brough of Deerness
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°58′00″ N 2°42′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport25 km
About Brough of Deerness
Brough of Deerness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Mull Head and Stack of Mustack.
Photos of Brough of Deerness
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Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Copinsay Lighthouse Dave Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Brough of Deerness
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to Brough of Deerness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 12 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 206 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 12 kmwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 25 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 61 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 206 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Brough of Deerness
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 558 natural sites, 220 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Shapinsay Island 14 kmNW
- Eday Island 25 kmN
- Wyre Island 23 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 10 kmNE
25–60 km392 places
- Hoy Island 37 kmW
- Rousay Island 29 kmNW
- Papa Westray Island Island 44 kmN
- Flotta Island 28 kmSW
60–100 km224 places
- Clett Island 62 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 88 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 87 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands3.6 km SW
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Deerness Village, Orkney Islands5.9 km SW
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands15 km W -
Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands8.7 km SW
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands8.9 km SW
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Yinstay Village, Orkney Islands8.9 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mull Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Stack of Mustack Island, Orkney Islands1.7 km S
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Sandside Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Den Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Roana Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km W -
Hangie Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.5 km W
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Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km W
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Taracliff Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands7.4 km SW
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Saint Peters Pool Natural site, Orkney Islands7.4 km SW
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands11 km W
Sources & licences
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