- Elevation
- 66 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport8 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport33 km
About The Wart
The Wart is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Grunavi Head and Lamba Ness.
Photos of The Wart
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Holm of Huip Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Calf of Eday See above · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Wart
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to The Wart
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 8 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 234 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 8 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 33 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 89 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 234 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 307 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 366 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 386 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Wart
Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 477 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km223 places
- Shapinsay Island 24 kmSW
- Rousay Island 23 kmW
- Eday Island 9 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 20 kmNW
25–60 km312 places
- Hoy Island 56 kmSW
- Flotta Island 51 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 51 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 36 kmS
60–100 km137 places
- Clett Island 84 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 66 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 67 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 65 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Laminess Village, Orkney Islands1.1 km W
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Braeswick Village, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
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Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands3 km E
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Stove Village, Orkney Islands3 km SW
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands3.9 km NE
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Calfsound Village, Orkney Islands5.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grunavi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km N
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Lamba Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km W
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Braes Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km W
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Quoy Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Pool Bay Natural site, Scotland1.4 km W
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Strang Quoy Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km W
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Bea Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km E
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Scuthi Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands8.9 km SW -
Calf of Eday Island, Orkney Islands4.9 km W
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Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands6.5 km S
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Holm of Elsness Island, Orkney Islands3.9 km E
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Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands9.1 km SE -
Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands10 km W
Sources & licences
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