- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- EOI Eday Airport33 km
About Ling Holms
Ling Holms is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Reed Meadow and Peedie Bushan.
Climate of Ling Holms
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · 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° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Ling Holms
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 33 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 63 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 285 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 342 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 357 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ling Holms
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 680 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km270 places
- Hoy Island 19 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmE
- Rousay Island 20 kmNE
- Flotta Island 22 kmS
25–60 km320 places
- Eday Island 32 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 41 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 38 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 29 kmNE
60–100 km392 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 82 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 86 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 81 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Reed Meadow Island, Orkney Islands0.4 km W
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Peedie Bushan Island, Orkney Islands0.5 km W
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands0.5 km NW
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.1 km NE
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands1.4 km E
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Sand Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Long Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km SE
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Mainland Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands7.5 km SW -
Loch of Stenness Lake, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands3.3 km N
Sources & licences
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