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Natural site

Inga Ness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°16′00″ N 3°01′00″ W

Map showing the location of Inga Ness Inga Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Kirbest
1.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport16 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport35 km

About Inga Ness

Inga Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Kirbist and Berst Ness.

Climate of Inga Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (138 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).

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Climate of Inga Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)119921056853566377109127138127

How to get to Inga Ness

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 243 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 35 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 243 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 312 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 369 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 386 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Inga Ness

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 496 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

  • Rousay Island 11 kmS
  • Eday Island 16 kmSE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 11 kmNE
  • Wyre Island 17 kmS

25–60 km355 places

  • Hoy Island 49 kmS
  • Shapinsay Island 25 kmS
  • Flotta Island 49 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 37 kmSE

60–100 km172 places

  • Clett Island 78 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 66 kmS
  • Glass Islands Island 96 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kirbest Village, Orkney Islands
    1.3 km NE
  • Midbea Village, Orkney Islands
    3 km NE
  • Pierowall Village, Orkney Islands
    6.1 km N
  • Braehead Village, Orkney Islands
    5.5 km N
  • Broughton Village, Orkney Islands
    5.8 km N
  • Skelwick Village, Orkney Islands
    7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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