- Elevation
- 54 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
About Erne Tower
Erne Tower is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 54 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Saviskaill Head and The Burrian.
Photos of Erne Tower
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Erne Tower
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 92 | 105 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 77 | 109 | 127 | 138 | 127 |
How to get to Erne Tower
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 235 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 28 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 82 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 235 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 361 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Erne Tower
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 533 natural sites, 208 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km245 places
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmSE
- Rousay Island 3 kmS
- Eday Island 15 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 19 kmNE
25–60 km305 places
- Hoy Island 41 kmS
- Flotta Island 40 kmS
- Auskerry Island 33 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 46 kmS
60–100 km227 places
- Clett Island 70 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 88 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 87 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Saviskaill Head Natural site, Orkney Islands0.7 km N
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The Burrian Island, Orkney Islands1.4 km S
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km S
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Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Saviskaill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km SE
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Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3 km SW
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5 km E
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands9.8 km SW -
Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km S
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km SW
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km S -
Bay of Ham Natural site, Orkney Islands5.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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