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Natural site

Tres Ness

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°13′00″ N 2°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Tres Ness Tres Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Overbister
4.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport16 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport37 km

About Tres Ness

Tres Ness is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Newark and The Clogg.

Climate of Tres Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
May (48 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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Climate of Tres Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°14°15°14°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11086976548535870100117128118

How to get to Tres Ness

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 37 kmsouthwest
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 307 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 366 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 388 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Tres Ness

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Eday Island 17 kmW
  • Auskerry Island 21 kmS
  • War Ness Natural site 19 kmSW
  • The Wart Island 9 kmW

25–60 km370 places

  • Shapinsay Island 29 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 31 kmW
  • Papa Westray Island Island 27 kmNW
  • Flotta Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km157 places

  • Hoy Island 61 kmSW
  • Clett Island 89 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 69 kmSW
  • Lady’s Holm Island 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Overbister Village, Orkney Islands
    4.4 km NW
  • Lady Village, Orkney Islands
    5.1 km NW
  • Templehall Village, Orkney Islands
    5.5 km NW
  • Newark Village, Orkney Islands
    5.5 km N
  • Otterswick Village, Orkney Islands
    5.8 km NW
  • Kettletoft Village, Orkney Islands
    6 km W

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