- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport13 km
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
About Gorseness
Gorseness is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 43 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Crookness and Bay of Isbister.
Photos of Gorseness
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Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
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Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Gorseness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (137 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Gorseness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 13 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 13 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 67 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 346 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gorseness
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km315 places
- Shapinsay Island 8 kmE
- Rousay Island 12 kmN
- Eday Island 19 kmNE
- Wyre Island 7 kmNE
25–60 km275 places
- Hoy Island 28 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 33 kmN
- Flotta Island 26 kmS
- Auskerry Island 26 kmE
60–100 km293 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 95 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 93 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km S
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Bay of Isbister Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km SW
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands3.9 km NE
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.4 km NW
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km SE
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Bay of Hinderayre Natural site, Scotland1 km E
Sources & licences
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