- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport13 km
- EOI Eday Airport31 km
About Tuskerbister
Tuskerbister is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 63 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Mid Hill and Keelylang Hill.
Photos of Tuskerbister
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Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Tuskerbister
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 132 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 89 | 103 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 122 | 132 | 121 |
How to get to Tuskerbister
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 213 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 13 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 31 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 58 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 213 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 279 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 337 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 353 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tuskerbister
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 676 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km340 places
- Hoy Island 17 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 16 kmNE
- Rousay Island 22 kmN
- Flotta Island 16 kmS
25–60 km273 places
- Eday Island 30 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 44 kmN
- Auskerry Island 33 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 26 kmNE
60–100 km368 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 84 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 88 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 83 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mid Hill Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km SW
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Keelylang Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km E
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Hill of Heddle Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km N
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km SW
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Holm of Groundwater Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km SE
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Holm of Westquoy Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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