- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport13 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
About Rothiesholm
Rothiesholm is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include The Ingatus and Greenli Ness.
Photos of Rothiesholm
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Links Ness Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burgh Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Rothiesholm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (125 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 84 | 97 | 63 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 70 | 99 | 116 | 125 | 115 |
How to get to Rothiesholm
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 13 kmnorthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 74 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 351 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 371 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rothiesholm
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 512 natural sites, 198 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km233 places
- Shapinsay Island 13 kmW
- Rousay Island 23 kmNW
- Eday Island 13 kmNW
- Wyre Island 18 kmW
25–60 km330 places
- Hoy Island 45 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 32 kmNW
- Flotta Island 38 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 37 kmSW
60–100 km182 places
- Clett Island 72 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 97 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 95 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Ingatus Mountain, Orkney Islands0.9 km S
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Greenli Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km SE
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Rothiesholm Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km SW
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Bay of Bomasty Natural site, Orkney Islands1.4 km N
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Bay of Baywest Natural site, United Kingdom1.6 km N
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Bay of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km E
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km SE
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Stronsay Island Island, Orkney Islands4.3 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Links Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.9 km N
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Burgh Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km E
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Ness of Ork Natural site, Orkney Islands7.7 km W
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Saint Catherines Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands5.4 km N
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Odness Natural site, Orkney Islands9.2 km NE -
The Brough Mountain, Orkney Islands7.8 km E
Sources & licences
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