- Elevation
- 198 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport18 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport24 km
About Ward Hill
Ward Hill is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 198 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Moaness and Bay of Westness.
Photos of Ward Hill
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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 Ward Hill
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)
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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 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 Ward Hill
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 18 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 231 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 18 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 24 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 77 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 231 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 299 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 356 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 373 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ward Hill
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 556 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km270 places
- Shapinsay Island 16 kmSE
- Rousay Island 3 kmNE
- Eday Island 17 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km298 places
- Hoy Island 36 kmS
- Flotta Island 36 kmS
- Auskerry Island 32 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 42 kmS
60–100 km252 places
- Clett Island 65 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 99 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 97 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 98 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Moaness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km SW
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Bay of Westness Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km S
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands1.4 km NE
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Bay of Swandro Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km SW
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands3.1 km NE
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Eynhallow Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km W
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.9 km W
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Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km N
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.3 km NE
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Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km N
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.5 km NE
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Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km N
Sources & licences
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