- Elevation
- 28 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport10 km
- EOI Eday Airport17 km
About The Ouse
The Ouse is a lake. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 28 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Shapinsay and Ward Hill (Shapinsay).
Photos of The Ouse
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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 -
Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of The Ouse
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 |
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| 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 The Ouse
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 217 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 10 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 17 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 67 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 217 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 346 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 364 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Ouse
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 557 natural sites, 224 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km298 places
- Shapinsay Island 1 kmW
- Rousay Island 16 kmNW
- Eday Island 16 kmN
- Wyre Island 9 kmNW
25–60 km282 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 33 kmN
- Flotta Island 28 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 30 kmS
60–100 km239 places
- Clett Island 61 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 100 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 85 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 83 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Ward Hill (Shapinsay) Island, Orkney Islands0.7 km S
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Ling Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Veantrow Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Bay of Furrowend Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Elwick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Bay of Linton Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands7.3 km NW
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands9.4 km NW -
Thieves Holm Island, Orkney Islands5.3 km SW
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands6.5 km NW
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands16 km NW -
Grass Holm Island, Orkney Islands4.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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