- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport4 km
- EOI Eday Airport24 km
About Yinstay Head
Yinstay Head is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Yinstay Bay and Rerwick Head.
Photos of Yinstay Head
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Yinstay Head
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 85 | 99 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 126 | 116 |
How to get to Yinstay Head
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 4 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 210 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 4 kmsouthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 24 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 60 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 210 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 280 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 338 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 357 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yinstay Head
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 601 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km295 places
- Shapinsay Island 8 kmN
- Rousay Island 23 kmNW
- Eday Island 23 kmN
- Flotta Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km303 places
- Hoy Island 30 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 41 kmN
- Clett Island 57 kmSW
- The Wart Island 29 kmNE
60–100 km280 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 99 kmSW
- Neave Island Island 97 kmSW
- Eilean Iosal Island 98 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Yinstay Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km E
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Weethick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km NW
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Inganess Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands1.9 km W
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Hangie Bay Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km E
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Bay of Latherbare Natural site, Orkney Islands3.2 km E
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Hacksness Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km N
Sources & licences
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