- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport14 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport39 km
About Tor Ness
Tor Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Lamaness Firth and Burness Peninsula.
Climate of Tor Ness
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° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 87 | 98 | 65 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 101 | 119 | 128 | 119 |
How to get to Tor Ness
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 238 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 14 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 39 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 95 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 238 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 313 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 371 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tor Ness
Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 488 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km172 places
- Eday Island 15 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 21 kmNW
- War Ness Natural site 19 kmSW
- The Wart Island 7 kmSW
25–60 km321 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmSW
- Rousay Island 29 kmSW
- Flotta Island 58 kmSW
- Wyre Island 28 kmSW
60–100 km184 places
- Hoy Island 63 kmSW
- Clett Island 91 kmSW
- Switha Island 60 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands1 km S
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Templehall Village, Orkney Islands1.4 km S
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Lady Village, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Burness Village, Orkney Islands2.2 km N
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Overbister Village, Orkney Islands2.4 km SE
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Broughtown Village, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lamaness Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Burness Peninsula Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Little Sea Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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North Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Bay of Brough Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Sanday Island Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Russ Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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