- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport25 km
About Quanter Ness
Quanter Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Orkney Islands and Wideford Hill.
Photos of Quanter Ness
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Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Quanter Ness
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 132 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (132 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 89 | 103 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 122 | 132 | 121 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Quanter Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 214 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 8 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 25 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 60 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 357 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Quanter Ness
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 637 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km338 places
- Hoy Island 23 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 9 kmNE
- Rousay Island 19 kmN
- Eday Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km264 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 40 kmN
- Auskerry Island 26 kmE
- Clett Island 52 kmSW
- The Wart Island 33 kmNE
60–100 km320 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.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orkney Islands Island, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Wideford Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Quanterness Historic site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Damsay Island, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Bay of Kirkwall Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Bay of Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Holm of Grimbister Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources