Saviskaill Head
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°12′00″ N 3°03′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport28 km
About Saviskaill Head
Saviskaill Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Erne Tower and The Burrian.
Photos of Saviskaill Head
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Scockness George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kili Holm George Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Faraclett Head Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Saviskaill Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (138 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 92 | 105 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 77 | 109 | 127 | 138 | 127 |
How to get to Saviskaill Head
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 236 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 28 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 83 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 236 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 304 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 362 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Saviskaill Head
Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 527 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km240 places
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmSE
- Rousay Island 4 kmS
- Eday Island 15 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 19 kmNE
25–60 km310 places
- Hoy Island 42 kmS
- Flotta Island 41 kmS
- Auskerry Island 33 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 47 kmS
60–100 km219 places
- Clett Island 70 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 89 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 87 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands0.7 km S
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The Burrian Island, Orkney Islands2 km S
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km S
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Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands3.2 km SW
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Saviskaill Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km SW
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Kierfea Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands3.9 km SE
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km E
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands4.2 km S
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands10 km SW -
Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.6 km S
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Scabra Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km SW
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands9.5 km S -
Berst Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands8.3 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources