- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport19 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport42 km
About Rackwick Fiold
Rackwick Fiold is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 37 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Narr Ness and Ouse Ness.
Photos of Rackwick Fiold
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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 Fiold
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 90 | 102 | 67 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 134 | 123 |
How to get to Rackwick Fiold
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 19 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 249 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 19 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 42 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 97 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 Fiold
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 473 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km140 places
- Rousay Island 19 kmS
- Eday Island 20 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 5 kmNE
- Wyre Island 24 kmS
25–60 km360 places
- Hoy Island 57 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 32 kmS
- Flotta Island 56 kmS
- Auskerry Island 41 kmSE
60–100 km165 places
- Hesta Head Natural site 61 kmS
- Clett Island 85 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 73 kmS
- South Ronaldsay Island 63 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Narr Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km W
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Ouse Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km E
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Bay of Pierowall Natural site, United Kingdom1.3 km S
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Our Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km W
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The Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km N
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km NE
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Bay of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Shell Holm Island, Orkney Islands3 km NE
Sources & licences
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