- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport42 km
About Rackwick
Rackwick is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 17 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Ouse Ness and Rackwick Fiold.
Photos of Rackwick
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Papa Westray Island Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Papa Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Rackwick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (135 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 90 | 103 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 74 | 107 | 125 | 135 | 124 |
How to get to Rackwick
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 249 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 42 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 98 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 249 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 319 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 377 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 394 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rackwick
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 473 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km139 places
- Rousay Island 19 kmS
- Eday Island 20 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 4 kmNE
- Wyre Island 24 kmS
25–60 km358 places
- Hoy Island 57 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 32 kmS
- Flotta Island 56 kmS
- Auskerry Island 41 kmSE
60–100 km168 places
- Hesta Head Natural site 62 kmS
- Clett Island 86 kmSW
- Switha Island 60 kmS
- Island of Stroma Island 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ouse Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.2 km E
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Rackwick Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands0.4 km S
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Our Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Shell Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km NE
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Papa Westray Island Island, Orkney Islands4.4 km NE
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Bay of Pierowall Natural site, United Kingdom1.7 km S
Sources & licences
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