- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport12 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport15 km
About Ness of Ork
Ness of Ork is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Nettle Geo and Black Craig.
Photos of Ness of Ork
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ness of Ork
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 Ness of Ork
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 12 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 12 kmnorth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 15 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 72 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 291 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 350 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 369 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ness of Ork
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 532 natural sites, 216 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km285 places
- Shapinsay Island 6 kmSW
- Rousay Island 16 kmNW
- Eday Island 11 kmN
- Wyre Island 10 kmW
25–60 km288 places
- Hoy Island 39 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 30 kmN
- Flotta Island 33 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 34 kmS
60–100 km210 places
- Clett Island 67 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 90 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 89 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 83 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Burroughston Village, Orkney Islands1.2 km SW
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands14 km SW -
Rothiesholm Village, Orkney Islands8.1 km E
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Veness Village, Orkney Islands8.1 km N
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Balfour Village, Orkney Islands8.4 km SW
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Backaland Village, Orkney Islands8.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Nettle Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Black Craig Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Little Green Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
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Ling Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands6.1 km SW
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Bay of Linton Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Bay of Crook Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Veantrow Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km SW
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Rothiesholm Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km E
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War Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km N
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Greenli Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.6 km E
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands11 km NE -
Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands9.5 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources