- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport18 km
- EOI Eday Airport19 km
About Wood Wick
Wood Wick is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Vishall Hill and Aiker Ness.
Photos of Wood Wick
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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 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Wood Wick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 91 | 106 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 127 | 137 | 126 |
How to get to Wood Wick
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 18 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 225 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 18 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 19 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 71 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 225 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 293 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 351 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 367 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wood Wick
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 236 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km292 places
- Shapinsay Island 11 kmSE
- Rousay Island 7 kmN
- Eday Island 18 kmNE
- Wyre Island 5 kmE
25–60 km286 places
- Hoy Island 31 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 29 kmN
- Flotta Island 30 kmS
- Auskerry Island 29 kmE
60–100 km269 places
- Clett Island 60 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 96 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 100 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 95 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vishall Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.6 km NW
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Hammars Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km SW
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Wass Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands4.6 km E
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km S
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Bay of Whelkmulli Natural site, United Kingdom3 km NE
Sources & licences
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