- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport20 km
- EOI Eday Airport43 km
About Green Head
Green Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Lyrawa Bay and Pegal Head.
Photos of Green Head
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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
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Climate of Green Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Green Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 20 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 204 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 20 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 43 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 47 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 204 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 268 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 326 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 341 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Green Head
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 778 natural sites, 292 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km263 places
- Hoy Island 6 kmSW
- Flotta Island 7 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 20 kmSE
- Switha Island 11 kmSE
25–60 km406 places
- Shapinsay Island 27 kmNE
- Rousay Island 34 kmN
- Eday Island 42 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 56 kmN
60–100 km438 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 74 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 78 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 71 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 73 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lyrawa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands0.6 km SW
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km S
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.8 km NW
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Pegal Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.7 km SW
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Risa Island, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Pegal Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.6 km S
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Chalmers Hope Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km NW
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Calf of Cava Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Houton Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.6 km N
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Head of the Right Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km S
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Midland Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands4.8 km N
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Hangaback Natural site, Orkney Islands6.5 km NE -
Rysa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3 km S
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Mo Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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