Head of the Right
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°50′00″ N 3°12′00″ W
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport42 km
About Head of the Right
Head of the Right is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Ore Bay and Mill Bay.
Photos of Head of the Right
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Scad Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garth Head Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Head of the Right
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (130 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 87 | 102 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 76 | 103 | 121 | 130 | 119 |
How to get to Head of the Right
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 22 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 199 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 42 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 47 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 264 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 321 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 337 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Head of the Right
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 806 natural sites, 302 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km250 places
- Hoy Island 6 kmW
- Flotta Island 5 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 17 kmE
- Switha Island 7 kmSE
25–60 km419 places
- Shapinsay Island 30 kmNE
- Rousay Island 38 kmN
- Eday Island 46 kmNE
- Wyre Island 34 kmNE
60–100 km477 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 60 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 73 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 76 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 75 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lyness Village, Orkney Islands0.4 km NE
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Rinnigill Village, Orkney Islands1.2 km SE
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Crockness Village, Orkney Islands2.1 km SE
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Little Ayre Village, Orkney Islands3 km S
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Wyng Village, Orkney Islands3.7 km S
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South Walls Village, Orkney Islands3.9 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ore Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands0.5 km SE
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Mill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands0.9 km N
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Burn of Ore River, Orkney Islands0.8 km S
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km SE
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Rysa Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Back Burn River, Orkney Islands1.7 km NE
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Thomson's Hill (Fara) Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km NE
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Fara Island, Orkney Islands2.3 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Pegal Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km N
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Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km S -
Garth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.2 km S
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Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km SE
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Scad Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.4 km N
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Binga Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands3.3 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources