- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
- EOI Eday Airport33 km
About Tronston
Tronston is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 16 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Kier Fiold and Bay of Skaill.
Photos of Tronston
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Tronston
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Tronston
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 33 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 346 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 361 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tronston
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 659 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Hoy Island 24 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 23 kmE
- Rousay Island 19 kmNE
- Wyre Island 20 kmE
25–60 km357 places
- Eday Island 32 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 39 kmNE
- Flotta Island 27 kmS
- Auskerry Island 41 kmE
60–100 km378 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 86 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 60 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km SW
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Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km NW
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Holm of Kirkness Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km E
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Skara Brae Historic site, Orkney Islands3.6 km W
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km W
Sources & licences
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