- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport30 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport45 km
About Sneuk Head
Sneuk Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Santoo Head and Lyrie Geo.
Photos of Sneuk Head
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Too of the Head David Haig · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sneuk Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (130 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 85 | 102 | 64 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 77 | 103 | 122 | 130 | 118 |
How to get to Sneuk Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 203 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 30 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 45 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 52 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 203 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 264 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 321 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 335 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sneuk Head
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 906 natural sites, 312 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Hoy Island 4 kmNE
- Flotta Island 14 kmE
- Switha Island 16 kmE
- Island of Stroma Island 22 kmSE
25–60 km488 places
- Shapinsay Island 37 kmNE
- Rousay Island 42 kmNE
- Eday Island 51 kmNE
- Wyre Island 39 kmNE
60–100 km574 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 63 kmNE
- Sanday Island Island 65 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 64 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Santoo Head Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Lyrie Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Geo of the Lame Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km N
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Little Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Lang Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SE
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands4.3 km NE
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Lochs of Geniefea Lake, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Too of the Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.2 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources