- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport3 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport25 km
About West Side
West Side is a village. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 16 m. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Eday and Fersness Hill.
Climate of West Side
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 131 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (131 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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) | 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) | 113 | 87 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 73 | 103 | 120 | 131 | 121 |
How to get to West Side
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 3 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 230 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 3 kmnortheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 25 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 81 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 302 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 360 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 379 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Side
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 506 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km273 places
- Shapinsay Island 15 kmS
- Rousay Island 12 kmW
- Eday Island 2 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 20 kmN
25–60 km279 places
- Hoy Island 46 kmSW
- Flotta Island 42 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 44 kmS
- Ward Holm Island 32 kmS
60–100 km184 places
- Clett Island 74 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 96 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 95 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 78 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eday Island, Orkney Islands2.1 km E -
Fersness Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands0.5 km NE
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Sealskerry Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km S
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Fers Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
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Fersness Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.3 km NE
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Whitemaw Bay Natural site, United Kingdom3.2 km S
Sources & licences
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