- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport3 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About Fers Ness
Fers Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Eday and Faray.
Photos of Fers Ness
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Faray George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Fers Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (131 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 87 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 73 | 103 | 120 | 131 | 121 |
How to get to Fers Ness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 3 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 233 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 3 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 362 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 381 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fers Ness
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 186 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km263 places
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmS
- Rousay Island 13 kmW
- Eday Island 3 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 17 kmN
25–60 km281 places
- Hoy Island 48 kmSW
- Flotta Island 44 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 47 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 34 kmS
60–100 km175 places
- Clett Island 77 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 60 kmS
- Glass Islands Island 98 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 96 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eday Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Faray Island, Orkney Islands1.7 km N
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Fersness Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Bay of Doomy Natural site, United Kingdom2.2 km E
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Bay of Newark Natural site, United Kingdom2.3 km E
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Rusk Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources