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Natural site

Odness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°08′00″ N 2°32′00″ W

Odness
Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Map showing the location of Odness Odness
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Everbay
3.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00

About Odness

Odness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Odness is a peninsula and headland on the island of Stronsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The Odness peninsula contains the farm of Odiness. Odness is also within the parish of Stronsay.

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In comparison

  • 35 sights and natural places within 10 km Holm of Odness, Grice Ness

Climate of Odness

Best months for sightseeing: August.

Climate of Odness
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average high (°C) 7°7°7°9°11°13°15°15°14°11°9°8°
Average low (°C) 3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm) 1088497635054597099116125115

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).

Other places to visit in this season: August

Airports nearest to Odness

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 15 km
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 29 km
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 82 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

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