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Natural site

Bring Head

Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°11′00″ N 3°06′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bring Head Bring Head
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
45 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wasbister
1.9 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
EOI Eday Airport19 km
KOI Kirkwall Airport27 km

About Bring Head

Bring Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Brae of Moan and Scabra Head.

Climate of Bring Head

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (138 mm)
Driest month
May (53 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 Bring Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)119921056853566377109127138127

How to get to Bring Head

The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 235 km to the south.

Airports

  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 19 kmeast
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 27 kmsoutheast
  • Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 81 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 235 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 302 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 360 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 376 kmsouth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wasbister Village, Orkney Islands
    1.9 km E
  • Sourin Village, Orkney Islands
    6.5 km E
  • Costa Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands
    6.5 km SW
  • Frotoft Village, Orkney Islands
    6.9 km SE
  • Evie Village, Orkney Islands
    7.8 km S
  • Brinian Village, Orkney Islands
    8.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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