Sweinn Geo North Stack
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 58°48′15″ N 3°19′27″ W
- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport30 km
- WIC Wick John O'Groats Airport41 km
About Sweinn Geo North Stack
Sweinn Geo North Stack is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Little Rack Wick and Lang Geo.
Photos of Sweinn Geo North Stack
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Hoy Srvban · CC BY 3.0 -
Sneuk Head Roger McLachlan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Aith Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sweinn Geo North Stack
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (130 mm)
- Driest month
- May (56 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 87 | 102 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 76 | 103 | 121 | 130 | 119 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Sweinn Geo North Stack
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 199 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 30 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 41 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 53 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 199 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 261 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 318 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 332 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sweinn Geo North Stack
Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 904 natural sites, 313 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km223 places
- Hoy Island 5 kmN
- Flotta Island 12 kmE
- Hesta Head Natural site 24 kmE
- Clett Island 24 kmSW
25–60 km452 places
- Shapinsay Island 37 kmNE
- Rousay Island 44 kmN
- Eday Island 52 kmNE
- Wyre Island 40 kmNE
60–100 km581 places
- Papa Westray Island Island 65 kmN
- The Wart Island 61 kmNE
- Sanday Island Island 65 kmNE
- Eilean nan Ron Island 65 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Melsetter Village, Orkney Islands4 km SE
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Hurliness Village, Orkney Islands5.1 km SE
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Brims Village, Orkney Islands5.8 km SE
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Longhope Village, Orkney Islands6.8 km E
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Little Ayre Village, Orkney Islands7 km E
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South Walls Village, Orkney Islands7.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Rack Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km N
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Lang Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands1.5 km N
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Skird Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands1.9 km E
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Ha Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands2.8 km SE
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Hoy Island, Orkney Islands5.3 km N
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Lochs of Geniefea Lake, Orkney Islands3.3 km N
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Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.7 km SE
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Sneuk Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Santoo Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.7 km NW
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Sky Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands4 km NE
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Aith Head Natural site, Orkney Islands7.8 km E
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Binga Fea Mountain, Orkney Islands4.7 km E
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Garth Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.5 km E -
The Witter Mountain, Orkney Islands5 km SE
Sources & licences
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