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Natural site

Mar Wick

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°06′00″ N 3°21′00″ W

Map showing the location of Mar Wick Mar Wick
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Marwick
0.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
KOI Kirkwall Airport30 km
EOI Eday Airport35 km

About Mar Wick

Mar Wick is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Marwick Head and Vestra Fiold.

Climate of Mar Wick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 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).

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Climate of Mar Wick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°12°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)116881016551566477107124134122

How to get to Mar Wick

The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 230 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 30 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmeast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 73 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 294 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 351 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 364 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Mar Wick

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 636 natural sites, 252 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km171 places

  • Rousay Island 20 kmE
  • Wyre Island 22 kmE
  • Gairsay Island 22 kmE
  • Outer Holm Island 16 kmS

25–60 km402 places

  • Hoy Island 28 kmS
  • Shapinsay Island 27 kmE
  • Eday Island 34 kmE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 38 kmNE

60–100 km352 places

  • Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmSW
  • Rabbit Islands Island 87 kmSW
  • North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
  • Neave Island Island 82 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Marwick Village, Orkney Islands
    0.6 km NE
  • Scarwell Village, Orkney Islands
    3.6 km SE
  • Northdyke Village, Orkney Islands
    4 km S
  • Birsay Village, Orkney Islands
    4.1 km NE
  • The Barony Village, Orkney Islands
    4.2 km NE
  • Northside Village, Orkney Islands
    4.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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