- Elevation
- 269 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport14 km
- EOI Eday Airport34 km
About Ward Hill
Ward Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 269 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Mid Hill and Gruf Hill.
Photos of Ward Hill
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hangaback David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cava Lighthouse Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ward Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 132 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 115 | 89 | 103 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 122 | 132 | 121 |
How to get to Ward Hill
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 14 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 211 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 14 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 34 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 55 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 211 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 334 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 350 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ward Hill
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 698 natural sites, 279 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km329 places
- Hoy Island 14 kmSW
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmNE
- Rousay Island 25 kmN
- Flotta Island 14 kmS
25–60 km292 places
- Eday Island 33 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 46 kmN
- Auskerry Island 35 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 29 kmNE
60–100 km393 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 82 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 85 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 63 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mid Hill Island, Orkney Islands0.7 km N
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Gruf Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km SW
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Hill of Midland Mountain, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Hangaback Natural site, Orkney Islands4.4 km S
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Holm of Westquoy Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km E
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Holm of Houton Island, Orkney Islands4.4 km S
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Midland Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.4 km S
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Holm of Groundwater Island, Orkney Islands3.6 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Houton Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km SW
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Bay of Myre Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km S
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Keelylang Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.8 km NE
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Toy Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.3 km SE
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Bay of Houton Natural site, Orkney Islands4.4 km S
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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