- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport8 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
About Links Ness
Links Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Linga Holm and Holm of Huip.
Photos of Links Ness
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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 -
Odness Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Links Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 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) | 111 | 86 | 98 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 101 | 118 | 128 | 118 |
How to get to Links Ness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 8 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 226 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 8 kmnorthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 81 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 358 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Links Ness
Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 495 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km237 places
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmSW
- Rousay Island 21 kmW
- Eday Island 8 kmNW
- Wyre Island 18 kmW
25–60 km313 places
- Hoy Island 49 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 26 kmNW
- Flotta Island 44 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 43 kmS
60–100 km160 places
- Clett Island 77 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 99 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 73 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Linga Holm Island, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands2 km NE
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Little Linga Island, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Oyce of Huip Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Holms of Spurness Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Saint Catherines Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Huip Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Bay of Backaland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Spur Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Odness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.9 km E
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Bay of Franks Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Rothiesholm Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km S
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Strang Quoy Natural site, Orkney Islands8.1 km N
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Grice Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources