- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- EOI Eday Airport30 km
About Russland
Russland is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 10 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Ess Holm and Holm of Kirkness.
Photos of Russland
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Russland
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 (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Russland
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 221 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 30 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 344 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 359 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Russland
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 647 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km266 places
- Hoy Island 22 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmE
- Rousay Island 17 kmNE
- Flotta Island 24 kmS
25–60 km322 places
- Eday Island 29 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 39 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 37 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 27 kmNE
60–100 km356 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 85 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 88 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 83 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km SW
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands1.7 km NW
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands2.6 km SW
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands2.7 km S
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Peedie Bushan Island, Orkney Islands2.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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