Twelve Hours Tower, Orkney Islands

About Twelve Hours Tower

Twelve Hours Tower is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 210 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Rousay and Ward Hill.

Photos of Twelve Hours Tower

Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Twelve Hours Tower

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month: August (day 14°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (137 mm)
Driest month: May (56 mm)

5° 1°

6° 1°

7° 2°

10° 5°

12° 7°

14° 9°

12° 7°

10° 6°

7° 3°

6° 2°

Jan

119

Feb

91

Mar

106

Apr

70

May

56

Jun

59

Jul

65

Aug

79

Sep

109

Oct

127

Nov

137

Dec

126

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

Climate of Twelve Hours Tower
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	6°	7°	10°	12°	14°	14°	12°	10°	7°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	1°	2°	5°	7°	9°	9°	7°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	119	91	106	70	56	59	65	79	109	127	137	126

How to get to Twelve Hours Tower

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 232 km to the south.

Airports

Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 17 kmeast
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsouth
Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 78 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 232 kmsouth
Dundee Population: 148.2K 300 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 358 kmsouth
Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Twelve Hours Tower

Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 547 natural sites, 221 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km264 places

Shapinsay Island 16 kmSE
Rousay Island 2 kmE
Eday Island 16 kmE
Papa Westray Island Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km300 places

Hoy Island 37 kmS
Flotta Island 37 kmS
Auskerry Island 32 kmSE
Hesta Head Natural site 43 kmS

60–100 km242 places

Clett Island 66 kmSW
Eilean nan Ron Island 100 kmSW
Neave Island Island 99 kmSW
Eilean Iosal Island 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Wasbister Village, Orkney Islands
2.1 km N
Frotoft Village, Orkney Islands
4.1 km SE
Sourin Village, Orkney Islands
4.4 km E
Brinian Village, Orkney Islands
5.4 km SE
Costa Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands
6.4 km SW
Evie Village, Orkney Islands
6.5 km SW

Twelve Hours Tower

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Rousay Island, Orkney Islands
2 km E
Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands
1.4 km SW
Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands
2.5 km NW
Bay of Moaness Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.5 km SW
Bay of Westness Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.5 km SW
The Burrian Island, Orkney Islands
2.2 km N
Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.8 km W
Bay of Swandro Natural site, Orkney Islands
2.4 km SW