- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- EOI Eday Airport33 km
About Sand Holm
Sand Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Mainland and Loch of Stenness.
Photos of Sand Holm
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Sand Holm
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 Sand Holm
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 33 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 62 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 283 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 340 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 355 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sand Holm
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 687 natural sites, 272 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km282 places
- Hoy Island 18 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmE
- Rousay Island 21 kmNE
- Flotta Island 21 kmS
25–60 km318 places
- Eday Island 32 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 43 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 38 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 29 kmNE
60–100 km396 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 82 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 85 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 62 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mainland Island, Orkney Islands1.3 km SW
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Loch of Stenness Lake, Orkney Islands1.3 km SW
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Loch of Harray Lake, Orkney Islands1.4 km NE
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Long Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km E
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km E
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km N
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Reed Meadow Island, Orkney Islands1.6 km NW
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Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.6 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands6.3 km SW
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Glass Holms Island, Orkney Islands1.8 km E
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Peedie Bushan Island, Orkney Islands1.8 km NW
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Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km NW
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km N
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands4.8 km N
Sources & licences
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