- Elevation
- 68 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km
- EOI Eday Airport34 km
About Scarwell
Scarwell is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 68 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Vestra Fiold and Bay of Skaill.
Photos of Scarwell
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Scarwell
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Scarwell
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 27 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 226 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 34 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 69 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 226 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 290 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 347 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scarwell
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 657 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km206 places
- Hoy Island 25 kmS
- Rousay Island 20 kmNE
- Wyre Island 21 kmE
- Gairsay Island 20 kmE
25–60 km371 places
- Shapinsay Island 25 kmE
- Eday Island 33 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 39 kmNE
- Flotta Island 29 kmSE
60–100 km378 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 82 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 86 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 81 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands1 km N
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Skara Brae Historic site, Orkney Islands2.8 km SW
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2.6 km S
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km SW
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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