- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport5 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
About Rusk Holm
Rusk Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Fers Ness and Faray.
Photos of Rusk Holm
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Eday Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Faray George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Rusk Holm
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- 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° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 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 Rusk Holm
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 5 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 5 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 28 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 84 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 305 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 363 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 381 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rusk Holm
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 502 natural sites, 189 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km259 places
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmS
- Rousay Island 11 kmSW
- Eday Island 5 kmSE
- Papa Westray Island Island 16 kmN
25–60 km285 places
- Hoy Island 47 kmSW
- Flotta Island 44 kmS
- Auskerry Island 25 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 47 kmS
60–100 km180 places
- Clett Island 76 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 60 kmS
- Glass Islands Island 97 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fers Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Faray Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands3.5 km NE
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands4.8 km SE
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Kili Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
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Greenan Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km E
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Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km SE
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Wart Holm Island, Orkney Islands4 km NW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands11 km SW -
Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands7.6 km NE
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Holm of Scockness Island, Orkney Islands7 km SW
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands12 km SW -
Red Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.9 km NE
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands15 km SW
Sources & licences
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