- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport2 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
About Fersness Bay
Fersness Bay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Eday and Fersness Hill.
Photos of Fersness Bay
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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 Fersness Bay
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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 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 Fersness Bay
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 2 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 2 kmnortheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 82 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 302 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 361 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 380 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fersness Bay
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 502 natural sites, 192 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km269 places
- Shapinsay Island 16 kmS
- Rousay Island 13 kmW
- Eday Island 1 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 19 kmN
25–60 km279 places
- Hoy Island 47 kmSW
- Flotta Island 43 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 45 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 32 kmS
60–100 km179 places
- Clett Island 76 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 98 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 96 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eday Island, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands0.8 km SW
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Fers Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Doomy Natural site, United Kingdom2 km NE
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Sealskerry Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Bay of London Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Stennie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3 km NE
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Bay of Icevay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NE
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Bay of Greentoft Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.5 km SE -
Strang Quoy Natural site, Orkney Islands7.3 km NE
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Greenybrae Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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