- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport19 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport40 km
About Stanger Head
Stanger Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Kenzie's Tower and Kirk Bay.
Photos of Stanger Head
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Hoxa Head Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Garth Head Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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Aith Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Stanger Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 124 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (124 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 83 | 95 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 97 | 115 | 124 | 113 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Stanger Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 195 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 19 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 40 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 46 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 195 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 261 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 319 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 336 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Stanger Head
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 757 natural sites, 293 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km261 places
- Hoy Island 13 kmW
- Flotta Island 3 kmNW
- Hesta Head Natural site 10 kmE
- Ward Holm Island 24 kmNE
25–60 km393 places
- Shapinsay Island 29 kmNE
- Rousay Island 39 kmN
- Eday Island 45 kmN
- Wyre Island 34 kmN
60–100 km433 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 61 kmN
- Eilean nan Ron Island 79 kmW
- Rabbit Islands Island 82 kmW
- North Ronaldsay Island 73 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hackness Village, Orkney Islands4 km W
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Saint Margaret's Hope Village, Orkney Islands7.2 km E
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Herston Village, Orkney Islands4.5 km E
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Hoxa Village, Orkney Islands4.7 km E
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Osmondwall Village, Orkney Islands5.2 km SW
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Quindry Village, Orkney Islands5.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kenzie's Tower Mountain, Orkney Islands1.1 km NW
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Kirk Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km W
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Flotta Island, Orkney Islands3 km NW
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Hoxa Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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Quoy Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km N
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Switha Island, Orkney Islands2 km SW
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Scat Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.2 km W
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Curries Firth Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Cantick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km SW
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Roan Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.9 km N
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Herston Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km SE
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Harrabrough Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km SE
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Gropenally Mountain, Orkney Islands3.1 km E
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Crock Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands5.3 km W
Sources & licences
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