- Elevation
- 34 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- EOI Eday Airport29 km
About Knarston
Knarston is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 34 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Kirkness and Greeny Hill.
Photos of Knarston
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Knarston
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Knarston
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 29 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 347 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knarston
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 625 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km240 places
- Hoy Island 25 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmE
- Rousay Island 15 kmNE
- Wyre Island 15 kmE
25–60 km353 places
- Eday Island 28 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 36 kmNE
- Flotta Island 27 kmS
- Auskerry Island 37 kmE
60–100 km313 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 86 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 85 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 86 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km SW
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km N
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Kame of Corrigall Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km E
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.4 km S
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Mid Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.3 km NE
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands5.3 km S
Sources & licences
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