- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport20 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
About Scabra Head
Scabra Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Brae of Moan and Bring Head.
Photos of Scabra Head
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Rousay Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Costa Head Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aiker Ness Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Scabra 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 Scabra Head
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 233 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 20 kmeast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmsoutheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 79 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 233 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 301 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 358 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 374 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scabra Head
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 556 natural sites, 224 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km248 places
- Shapinsay Island 19 kmSE
- Rousay Island 5 kmE
- Eday Island 19 kmE
- Papa Westray Island Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km316 places
- Hoy Island 37 kmS
- Flotta Island 37 kmS
- Auskerry Island 35 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 44 kmS
60–100 km254 places
- Clett Island 65 kmS
- Eilean nan Ron Island 98 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 97 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 98 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brae of Moan Mountain, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Bring Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NE
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Eynhallow Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km S
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Ward Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Twelve Hours Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands2.8 km E
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Bay of Moaness Natural site, Orkney Islands3 km SE
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Bay of Swandro Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km SE
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Rousay Island, Orkney Islands4.8 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Costa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.1 km W
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Aiker Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.9 km S
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Bay of Westness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km SE
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Erne Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands4.8 km NE
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Vinquin Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.9 km SW
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Faraclett Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.8 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources