- Elevation
- 24 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport15 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
About Dishes
Dishes is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 24 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Burgh Head and Greenli Ness.
Photos of Dishes
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Auskerry Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Odness Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burgh Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Dishes
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (125 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 84 | 97 | 63 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 70 | 99 | 116 | 125 | 115 |
How to get to Dishes
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 kmnorthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 294 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 352 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dishes
Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 185 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km209 places
- Shapinsay Island 18 kmW
- Eday Island 15 kmNW
- Wyre Island 22 kmW
- Auskerry Island 8 kmS
25–60 km351 places
- Hoy Island 49 kmSW
- Rousay Island 26 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 33 kmNW
- Flotta Island 42 kmSW
60–100 km159 places
- Clett Island 76 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 100 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 73 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burgh Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km E
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Greenli Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
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Lea Shun Lake, Orkney Islands2.2 km S
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Bay of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km W
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Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands5.7 km N
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Malme Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km E
Sources & licences
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