- Elevation
- 481 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
- EOI Eday Airport46 km
About Ward Hill
Ward Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 481 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Round Hill and Mo Ness.
Photos of Ward Hill
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sneuk Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ward Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (59 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) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 95 | 112 | 71 | 59 | 62 | 70 | 84 | 114 | 133 | 143 | 130 |
How to get to Ward Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 209 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 46 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 51 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 209 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 272 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 328 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ward Hill
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 818 natural sites, 297 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km204 places
- Hoy Island 6 kmS
- Flotta Island 15 kmSE
- Switha Island 18 kmSE
- Risa Island 9 kmSE
25–60 km463 places
- Shapinsay Island 31 kmNE
- Rousay Island 34 kmNE
- Eday Island 45 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km486 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 70 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 73 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 74 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Round Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km NW
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km NE -
Cuilags Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km NW
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Bay of Quoys Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km NE
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The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands2.4 km N
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Dwarfie Hamars Knap Mountain, Orkney Islands3.2 km SE
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Bay of Creekland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km NE
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Kame of Hoy Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.2 km E
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Santoo Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km S
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Sui Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km W
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Top of Hellia Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km NW
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Knap of Trowieglen Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km S
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.4 km N
Sources & licences
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