- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
About Salt Ness
Salt Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Grass Holm and Shapinsay.
Photos of Salt Ness
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Salt Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to Salt Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 220 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 12 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 220 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 347 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 365 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Salt Ness
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 565 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km317 places
- Shapinsay Island 3 kmSE
- Rousay Island 13 kmNW
- Eday Island 15 kmNE
- Wyre Island 6 kmNW
25–60 km262 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 32 kmN
- Flotta Island 28 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 32 kmS
60–100 km251 places
- Clett Island 61 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 99 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 100 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grass Holm Island, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Bay of Furrowend Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Galt Skerry Island, Orkney Islands1.8 km NE
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km NW
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Holm of Boray Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km W
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Hen of Gairsay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km NW
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Galt Skerry Lake, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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