- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport21 km
About Crookness
Crookness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Puldrite and Bay of Isbister.
Photos of Crookness
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 21 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, 603 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km326 places
- Shapinsay Island 8 kmE
- Rousay Island 13 kmN
- Eday Island 20 kmNE
- Flotta Island 25 kmS
25–60 km264 places
- Hoy Island 28 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 34 kmN
- Auskerry Island 26 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 30 kmS
60–100 km296 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 94 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 93 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Puldrite Natural site, Scotland0.4 km E
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Bay of Isbister Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Bay of Hinderayre Natural site, Scotland1.2 km NE
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km NW
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Holm of Rendall Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km NE
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands4.5 km NE
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Wide Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km S
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Wass Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km N
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.4 km NW -
Millburn Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km NE
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Hammars Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.2 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources