- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport12 km
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
About Tor Ness
Tor Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Crookness and Bay of Puldrite.
Photos of Tor Ness
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
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
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Climate of Tor Ness
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Tor Ness
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 12 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 219 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 12 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 66 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 219 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 287 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 345 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 363 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tor Ness
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 599 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km330 places
- Shapinsay Island 7 kmE
- Rousay Island 13 kmN
- Eday Island 19 kmNE
- Wyre Island 8 kmN
25–60 km259 places
- Hoy Island 28 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 34 kmN
- Flotta Island 25 kmS
- Hesta Head Natural site 30 kmS
60–100 km290 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 95 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 99 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 94 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Bay of Puldrite Natural site, Scotland0.5 km W
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Bay of Hinderayre Natural site, Scotland1 km N
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Bay of Isbister Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Wide Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Holm of Rendall Island, Orkney Islands2.2 km N
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SE
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Quanter Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km S
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Wass Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Millburn Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km NE
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Hen of Gairsay Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km NE
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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