- Elevation
- 87 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport9 km
- EOI Eday Airport27 km
About The Ward
The Ward is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 87 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Deerness and Sandside Bay.
Photos of The Ward
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Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Copinsay Lighthouse Dave Simpson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Ward
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (123 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 98 | 114 | 123 | 114 |
How to get to The Ward
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 205 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 9 kmwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 27 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 205 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 335 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 355 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Ward
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 579 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km223 places
- Shapinsay Island 13 kmNW
- Flotta Island 25 kmSW
- Wyre Island 22 kmNW
- Auskerry Island 14 kmNE
25–60 km377 places
- Hoy Island 34 kmW
- Rousay Island 29 kmNW
- Eday Island 26 kmN
- Papa Westray Island Island 45 kmN
60–100 km243 places
- Glass Islands Island 85 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 83 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 91 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Steinflett Village, Orkney Islands2 km SE
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Deerness Village, Orkney Islands2.9 km S
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Upper Sanday Village, Orkney Islands5.5 km SW
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Toab Village, Orkney Islands5.5 km SW
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands13 km W -
Foubister Village, Orkney Islands6.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Deerness Natural site, Orkney Islands0.2 km S
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Sandside Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Den Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km NE
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Mull Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km NE
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Stack of Mustack Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km E
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Bay of Suckquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km W
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Roana Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km NW
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Hangie Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km NW
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Taracliff Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
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Saint Peters Pool Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SW
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.8 km W
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Deer Sound Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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