- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport17 km
- EOI Eday Airport39 km
About Midland Ness
Midland Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Houton and Bay of Houton.
Photos of Midland Ness
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Midland Ness
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Midland Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 208 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 17 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 39 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 51 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 208 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 273 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 330 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 346 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Midland Ness
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 747 natural sites, 285 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km308 places
- Hoy Island 10 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 23 kmNE
- Flotta Island 10 kmS
- Gairsay Island 22 kmNE
25–60 km333 places
- Rousay Island 29 kmN
- Eday Island 38 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 51 kmN
- Wyre Island 26 kmNE
60–100 km428 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 78 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 82 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 67 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Houton Island, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Bay of Houton Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Houton Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Hill of Midland Mountain, Orkney Islands1 km N
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Bay of Myre Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Orphir Bay Natural site, Scotland1.6 km E
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Hangaback Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Gruf Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.4 km SW
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.9 km S
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Calf of Cava Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km S
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Toy Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km E
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.7 km W
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.4 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources