- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport10 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport35 km
About Stanger Head
Stanger Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Goltonquoy Hill and Rack Wick.
Climate of Stanger Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 90 | 102 | 67 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 134 | 123 |
How to get to Stanger Head
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 10 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 241 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 10 kmsoutheast
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 35 kmsouth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 91 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 241 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 312 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 370 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 388 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Stanger Head
Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 484 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km209 places
- Shapinsay Island 24 kmS
- Rousay Island 15 kmSW
- Eday Island 10 kmS
- Papa Westray Island Island 10 kmN
25–60 km330 places
- Hoy Island 53 kmSW
- Flotta Island 51 kmS
- Auskerry Island 31 kmSE
- Hesta Head Natural site 54 kmS
60–100 km144 places
- Clett Island 82 kmSW
- Island of Stroma Island 67 kmS
- Fair Isle Island 75 kmNE
- The Skerry Island 73 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Goltonquoy Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands0.7 km SW
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Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Bay of Tafts Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Holm of Faray Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km S -
Langskaill Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands4.1 km NW
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Bay of Cubbigeo Natural site, Scotland3.8 km W
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Red Holm Island, Orkney Islands3.7 km SE
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Bay of Tuquoy Natural site, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
Sources & licences
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