- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport17 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport42 km
About Quoy Ness
Quoy Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Pan Hope and Flotta.
Photos of Quoy Ness
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Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Quoy Ness
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (124 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 97 | 115 | 124 | 113 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Quoy Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 17 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 197 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 17 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 42 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 44 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 197 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 263 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 321 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 338 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Quoy Ness
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 749 natural sites, 288 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km282 places
- Hoy Island 13 kmW
- Flotta Island 2 kmW
- Hesta Head Natural site 11 kmSE
- Ward Holm Island 23 kmE
25–60 km373 places
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmNE
- Rousay Island 37 kmN
- Eday Island 43 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 59 kmN
60–100 km419 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 79 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 83 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 71 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pan Hope Natural site, Orkney Islands0.6 km NW
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Flotta Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
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Kenzie's Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands1.2 km SW
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Roan Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Curries Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km W
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Kirk Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km SW
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km SE
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Stanger Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km SW
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Herston Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km SE
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Harrabrough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km SE
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Gropenally Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km SE
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.4 km W
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Kirk Hope Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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