- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport6 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
About Holms of Spurness
Holms of Spurness is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Huip and Bay of Backaland.
Photos of Holms of Spurness
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Holms of Spurness
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 |
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| 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 Holms of Spurness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 6 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 228 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 6 kmnorthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 82 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 228 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 359 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 380 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holms of Spurness
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 495 natural sites, 177 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km246 places
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmSW
- Rousay Island 20 kmW
- Eday Island 6 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 24 kmNW
25–60 km301 places
- Hoy Island 50 kmSW
- Flotta Island 45 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 45 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 30 kmS
60–100 km158 places
- Clett Island 78 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 100 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 72 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Bay of Backaland Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Spur Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Little Linga Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Linga Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Oyce of Huip Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Bay of Stove Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands6 km W
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Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands6 km E
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Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands8 km N
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Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands11 km NW -
Wyre Island, Orkney Islands17 km W -
Holm of Elsness Island, Orkney Islands8 km NE
Sources & licences
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