- Elevation
- 55 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- EOI Eday Airport43 km
About Bring Head
Bring Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Scad Head and Chalmers Hope.
Photos of Bring Head
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Holm of Houton John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Mo Ness Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bring Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Bring Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 207 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 43 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 50 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 207 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 271 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 328 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 343 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bring Head
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 788 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km248 places
- Hoy Island 6 kmS
- Flotta Island 11 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 24 kmSE
- Switha Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km413 places
- Shapinsay Island 28 kmNE
- Rousay Island 33 kmNE
- Eday Island 42 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km459 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 73 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 76 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 72 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 71 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.3 km SE
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Chalmers Hope Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Dwarfie Hamars Knap Mountain, Orkney Islands3.2 km SW
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Bay of Quoys Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km NW
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Houton Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.4 km NE
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Graemsay Island, Orkney Islands3.5 km N
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands5.8 km S
Sources & licences
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