- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- EOI Eday Airport32 km
About Ess Holm
Ess Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Ling Holms and Big Bushan.
Photos of Ess Holm
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ess Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Ess Holm
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 32 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 64 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 343 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ess Holm
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 670 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km271 places
- Hoy Island 20 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 20 kmE
- Rousay Island 19 kmNE
- Flotta Island 23 kmS
25–60 km317 places
- Eday Island 31 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 40 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 38 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 28 kmNE
60–100 km383 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 87 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 82 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 83 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands1.1 km SW
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km SW
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Peedie Bushan Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km SW
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Reed Meadow Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km SW
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands1.5 km SE
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Sand Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Long Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands8.5 km SW -
Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km SE
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Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km SE
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
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Mainland Island, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
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Loch of Stenness Lake, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
Sources & licences
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