- Elevation
- 20 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- EOI Eday Airport33 km
About Tenston
Tenston is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 20 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Big Bushan and Peedie Bushan.
Photos of Tenston
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Tenston
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Tenston
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 221 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 33 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 65 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 221 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 343 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 358 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tenston
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 683 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km248 places
- Hoy Island 20 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 22 kmE
- Rousay Island 20 kmNE
- Flotta Island 24 kmS
25–60 km340 places
- Eday Island 33 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 41 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 40 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 30 kmE
60–100 km400 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 82 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 85 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Big Bushan Island, Orkney Islands1.5 km SE
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Peedie Bushan Island, Orkney Islands1.6 km SE
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Reed Meadow Island, Orkney Islands1.8 km SE
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Ling Holms Island, Orkney Islands2 km SE
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Ess Holm Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km E
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands2.8 km NE
Other cities and towns in Orkney Islands
Sources & licences
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