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Natural site

Lamba Ness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°13′35″ N 2°40′46″ W

Map showing the location of Lamba Ness Lamba Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Laminess
0.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport7 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport33 km

About Lamba Ness

Lamba Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Pool Bay and Braes Wick.

Climate of Lamba Ness

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).

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Climate of Lamba Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)113871006750546173103120131121

How to get to Lamba Ness

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 7 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 33 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 89 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 308 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 366 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 386 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lamba Ness

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 479 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

  • Shapinsay Island 23 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 21 kmW
  • Eday Island 8 kmSW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km309 places

  • Hoy Island 55 kmSW
  • Flotta Island 50 kmSW
  • Hesta Head Natural site 51 kmS
  • Ward Holm Island 37 kmS

60–100 km137 places

  • Clett Island 84 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 66 kmSW
  • Fair Isle Island 69 kmNE
  • The Skerry Island 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Laminess Village, Orkney Islands
    0.9 km SE
  • Braeswick Village, Orkney Islands
    1 km S
  • Stove Village, Orkney Islands
    2.4 km S
  • Calfsound Village, Orkney Islands
    3.7 km W
  • Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands
    4.6 km E
  • Mill Bay Village, Orkney Islands
    5 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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