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Wart Holm

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°14′00″ N 2°54′00″ W

Map showing the location of Wart Holm Wart Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Rapness
2.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport9 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport31 km

About Wart Holm

Wart Holm is an island. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Tafts and Holm of Faray.

Climate of Wart Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (134 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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).

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Climate of Wart Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)116901026751556174106124134123

How to get to Wart Holm

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 9 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 237 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 9 kmsoutheast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 31 kmsouth
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 87 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 237 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 308 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 366 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 384 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Wart Holm

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 499 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km237 places

  • Shapinsay Island 20 kmS
  • Rousay Island 11 kmSW
  • Eday Island 9 kmSE
  • Papa Westray Island Island 13 kmN

25–60 km304 places

  • Hoy Island 48 kmSW
  • Flotta Island 46 kmS
  • Auskerry Island 29 kmSE
  • Hesta Head Natural site 50 kmS

60–100 km173 places

  • Clett Island 77 kmSW
  • Island of Stroma Island 63 kmS
  • Glass Islands Island 98 kmSW
  • Garbh-eilean Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rapness Village, Orkney Islands
    2.2 km NE
  • Skelwick Village, Orkney Islands
    6 km N
  • Midbea Village, Orkney Islands
    6.8 km NW
  • Cusbay Village, Orkney Islands
    6.9 km E
  • Guith Village, Orkney Islands
    7 km E
  • Pierowall Village, Orkney Islands
    11 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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