Traveling Luck for Duncansby Head Highland, United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

Alternatively known as Duncansbay Head

The timezone in Duncansby Head is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 09:00 and Evening Sunset at 15:17. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 58.6500°, Longitude. -3.0333°

Weather near Duncansby Head Last report from Wick, 23.2km away

Weather Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
Wind: 17.3km/h South
Cloud: No cloud detected

Satellite map of Duncansby Head and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Duncansby Head in Highland, United Kingdom

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

Accommodation around Duncansby Head

Seaview Hotel County Road, John o' Groats

Sinclair Bay Hotel Main Street, Keiss

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

sound a long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water.

whirlpool a turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

current a horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

ruin(s) a destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional.

estuary a funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences.

shoal(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material.

harbor(s) a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.


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Airports close to Duncansby Head

Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (23.2km)
Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (37.6km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (114.8km)
Inverness(INV), Inverness, U.k (147.7km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (180.7km)