- Elevation
- 121 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
- EOI Eday Airport45 km
About The Witter
The Witter is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 121 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Round Hill and Sel Wick.
Photos of The Witter
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · 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 Witter
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to The Witter
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 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 26 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 45 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 54 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 274 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 331 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 345 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Witter
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 804 natural sites, 295 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km206 places
- Hoy Island 9 kmS
- Flotta Island 17 kmSE
- Switha Island 20 kmSE
- Risa Island 11 kmSE
25–60 km451 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmNE
- Rousay Island 33 kmNE
- Eday Island 44 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km480 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 70 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 74 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 73 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 69 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Round Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.1 km S
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Sel Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km N
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Cuilags Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km SW
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Bay of Quoys Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Bay of Creekland Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km E
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Kame of Hoy Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5 km N
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Top of Hellia Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km W
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Geo of Hellia Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Sui Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands3.7 km SW
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.6 km SE
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The Sow Natural site, Orkney Islands4.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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