- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport15 km
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
About North Head
North Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Gairsay and Sweyn Holm.
Photos of North Head
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wyre Original uploader was Otter at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gairsay See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sweyn Holm Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of North Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 87 | 99 | 67 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 104 | 120 | 129 | 119 |
How to get to North Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 15 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 223 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 15 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 71 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 223 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 350 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 368 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from North Head
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 561 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km317 places
- Shapinsay Island 7 kmSE
- Rousay Island 9 kmNW
- Eday Island 15 kmNE
- Wyre Island 3 kmN
25–60 km262 places
- Hoy Island 33 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 29 kmN
- Flotta Island 30 kmS
- Hesta Head Natural site 34 kmS
60–100 km248 places
- Clett Island 62 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ron Island 99 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 98 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 99 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gairsay Island, Orkney Islands1 km SW
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Sweyn Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.8 km E
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Russness Bay Natural site, United Kingdom1 km SE
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Millburn Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km S
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Hen of Gairsay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.7 km SE
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Wyre Island, Orkney Islands2.8 km N
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Holm of Boray Island, Orkney Islands2.4 km S
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Bay of Stromnesstaing Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Crookness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.5 km SW
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Wass Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands3.1 km W
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands7.4 km NW
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands6.7 km S
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Enyas Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.7 km SW
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Bay of Cott Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km N
Sources & licences
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