- Elevation
- 319 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport30 km
- EOI Eday Airport49 km
About The Sow
The Sow is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Sui Fea and Kame of Hoy.
Photos of The Sow
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Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sneuk Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Sow
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to The Sow
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 211 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 30 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 49 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 53 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 329 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 342 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Sow
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 859 natural sites, 305 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km162 places
- Hoy Island 9 kmSE
- Flotta Island 19 kmSE
- Switha Island 21 kmSE
- Risa Island 13 kmE
25–60 km502 places
- Shapinsay Island 35 kmNE
- Rousay Island 37 kmNE
- Eday Island 48 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km539 places
- Sanday Island Island 62 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 66 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 69 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sui Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands1 km NE
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Kame of Hoy Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Geo of Hellia Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Moor Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Saint Johns Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Top of Hellia Mountain, Orkney Islands2.5 km NE
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Cuilags Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km NE
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Too of the Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km E
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Round Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.8 km E
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Santoo Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km SE
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.4 km E
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands4.5 km NE
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Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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