- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport22 km
About Crookness
Crookness is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 22 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Crookness and Bay of Isbister.
Photos of Crookness
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Crookness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Crookness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 12 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 12 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 22 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 66 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 345 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Crookness
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 607 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km322 places
- Shapinsay Island 8 kmE
- Rousay Island 13 kmN
- Eday Island 20 kmNE
- Flotta Island 24 kmS
25–60 km270 places
- Hoy Island 27 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 35 kmN
- Auskerry Island 26 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 30 kmS
60–100 km298 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 94 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 97 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 92 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km NE
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Bay of Isbister Natural site, Orkney Islands0.8 km NW
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km E
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Bay of Puldrite Natural site, Scotland0.8 km NE
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands5 km NE
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Bay of Hinderayre Natural site, Scotland1.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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