- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport7 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport32 km
About Quoy Ness
Quoy Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include The Wart and Grunavi Head.
Photos of Quoy Ness
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Quoy Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Quoy Ness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 7 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 233 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 7 kmwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 32 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 87 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 306 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 364 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 385 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Quoy Ness
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km220 places
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmSW
- Rousay Island 22 kmW
- Eday Island 8 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmNW
25–60 km319 places
- Hoy Island 55 kmSW
- Flotta Island 50 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 50 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 35 kmS
60–100 km140 places
- Clett Island 83 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 65 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 68 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 66 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Laminess Village, Orkney Islands1.4 km NW
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Stove Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Braeswick Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km NW
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Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands4 km NE
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands5.3 km NE
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Calfsound Village, Orkney Islands5.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Wart Island, Orkney Islands1.6 km N
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Grunavi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
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Strang Quoy Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km NW
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Braes Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Pool Bay Natural site, Scotland2 km NW
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Gump of Spurness Mountain, Orkney Islands2.3 km W
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Lamba Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km NW
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Bay of Stove Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km NE
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Scuthi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.4 km N
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km S
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Spur Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Greenybrae Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km W
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands7.4 km W
Sources & licences
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