- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport6 km
- EOI Eday Airport25 km
About Deer Sound
Deer Sound is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Rerwick Head and Hangie Bay.
Photos of Deer Sound
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Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Deer Sound
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).
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) | 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 Deer Sound
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 6 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 207 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 6 kmwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 25 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 59 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 278 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 356 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Deer Sound
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 592 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km252 places
- Shapinsay Island 10 kmNW
- Eday Island 24 kmN
- Flotta Island 24 kmSW
- Wyre Island 19 kmNW
25–60 km347 places
- Hoy Island 32 kmSW
- Rousay Island 26 kmNW
- Papa Westray Island Island 43 kmN
- Clett Island 57 kmSW
60–100 km265 places
- Neave Island Island 98 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 83 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 82 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 92 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Yinstay Village, Orkney Islands3.3 km W
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Tankerness Village, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands9.3 km W -
Deerness Village, Orkney Islands4.9 km SE
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands5.2 km SE
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands5.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Hangie Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km N
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Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Bay of Latherbare Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km N
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Yinstay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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The Ward Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km SE
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Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km W
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km NW
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Mull Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km E
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Sandside Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km N
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Taracliff Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
Sources & licences
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