- Elevation
- 14 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport14 km
- EOI Eday Airport24 km
About Norseman
Norseman is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 14 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Ward of Redland and Bay of Isbister.
Photos of Norseman
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Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Norseman
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (137 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Norseman
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 14 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 14 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 24 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 66 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 345 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Norseman
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km310 places
- Shapinsay Island 11 kmE
- Rousay Island 13 kmN
- Eday Island 23 kmNE
- Flotta Island 24 kmS
25–60 km283 places
- Hoy Island 26 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 35 kmN
- Auskerry Island 29 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 31 kmS
60–100 km309 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 91 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 95 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 90 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 91 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ward of Redland Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km SW
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Bay of Isbister Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km E
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Milldoe - Mid Tooin Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km NW
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands7.1 km NE
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km NE
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Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km E
Sources & licences
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