- Elevation
- 129 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
- EOI Eday Airport34 km
About Vestra Fiold
Vestra Fiold is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 129 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Marwick Head and Row Head.
Photos of Vestra Fiold
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Vestra Fiold
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Vestra Fiold
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 28 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 227 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 28 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 34 kmeast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 70 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 291 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 348 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 362 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vestra Fiold
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 648 natural sites, 254 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km197 places
- Rousay Island 19 kmNE
- Wyre Island 21 kmE
- Gairsay Island 20 kmE
- Outer Holm Island 14 kmS
25–60 km379 places
- Hoy Island 26 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 26 kmE
- Eday Island 33 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 39 kmNE
60–100 km363 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 83 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 86 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 61 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.6 km SW
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Mar Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km S
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Kier Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km S
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Glower Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km N
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Loch of Boardhouse Lake, Orkney Islands4.8 km NE
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Greeny Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.7 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands11 km NE -
Kirbuster Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.9 km NE
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Gyran Mountain, Orkney Islands6.4 km S
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Skipi Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands6 km N
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Hillquoy Mountain, Orkney Islands6.7 km NE
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Kellyan Hellyan Natural site, Orkney Islands7.1 km S
Sources & licences
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