- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport19 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport38 km
About Herston Head
Herston Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Harrabrough Head and Hoxa Head.
Photos of Herston Head
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Flotta Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Swona Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Wing Bewahrerderwerte · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cantick Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Herston Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (124 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).
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° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 97 | 115 | 124 | 113 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Herston Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 192 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 19 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 38 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 46 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 192 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 260 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 317 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 335 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Herston Head
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 743 natural sites, 286 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km246 places
- Hoy Island 17 kmW
- Flotta Island 7 kmNW
- Hesta Head Natural site 6 kmE
- Ward Holm Island 21 kmNE
25–60 km400 places
- Shapinsay Island 29 kmN
- Rousay Island 41 kmN
- Eday Island 45 kmN
- Wyre Island 35 kmN
60–100 km420 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 62 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 81 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 85 kmW
- North Ronaldsay Island 72 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Herston Village, Orkney Islands1.2 km NE
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands4.4 km NE
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Newbigging Village, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Widewall Village, Orkney Islands2.3 km E
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Quindry Village, Orkney Islands2.5 km NE
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Sandwick Village, Orkney Islands2.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Harrabrough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands<0.1 km N
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.4 km NW
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Gropenally Mountain, Orkney Islands2.2 km N
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Widewall Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Kirkie Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.5 km E
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Sand Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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The Nev Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Hoxa Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.5 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Barth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.9 km S -
Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.8 km W
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Kick Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.8 km E
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The Wing Natural site, Orkney Islands7.2 km S
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Roan Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km NW
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Dam of Hoxa Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources