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Natural site

Deerness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°57′00″ N 2°45′00″ W

Map showing the location of Deerness Deerness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Steinflett
1.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport9 km
EOI Eday Airport27 km

About Deerness

Deerness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include The Ward and Sandside Bay.

Climate of Deerness

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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Climate of Deerness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°9°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1088395645154607298114123114

How to get to Deerness

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 205 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 9 kmwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 27 kmnorth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 335 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 355 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Deerness

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 579 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km223 places

  • Shapinsay Island 14 kmNW
  • Flotta Island 25 kmSW
  • Wyre Island 22 kmNW
  • Auskerry Island 14 kmNE

25–60 km379 places

  • Hoy Island 34 kmW
  • Rousay Island 29 kmNW
  • Eday Island 26 kmN
  • Papa Westray Island Island 45 kmN

60–100 km241 places

  • Glass Islands Island 85 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 83 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 91 kmNE
  • The Skerry Island 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands
    1.8 km SE
  • Deerness Village, Orkney Islands
    2.8 km S
  • Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands
    5.4 km SW
  • Toab Village, Orkney Islands
    5.5 km SW
  • Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands
    13 km W
  • Foubister Village, Orkney Islands
    6.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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