- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- EOI Eday Airport40 km
About The Ness
The Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Inner Holm and Outer Holm.
Photos of The Ness
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to The Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 213 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 40 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 56 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 349 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Ness
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 757 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km255 places
- Hoy Island 11 kmS
- Flotta Island 17 kmSE
- Gairsay Island 23 kmNE
- Switha Island 20 kmSE
25–60 km380 places
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmNE
- Rousay Island 28 kmNE
- Eday Island 39 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 50 kmNE
60–100 km448 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 75 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 78 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 68 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 74 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inner Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.8 km N -
Outer Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.5 km NE
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Brinkies Brae Mountain, Orkney Islands1.7 km N
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Hamla Voe Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km N
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Bay of Navershaw Natural site, Scotland1.6 km NE
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The Hap Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km S
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km NW
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West Hill (Graemsay) Island, Orkney Islands2.5 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km S
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Hill of Lynedardy Mountain, Orkney Islands4 km NW
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Merranblo Mountain, Orkney Islands4.3 km N
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km SW
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8 km SE
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Houton Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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