Traveling Luck for Scabra Head Orkney Islands, United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

The timezone in Scabra Head is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 03:03 and Evening Sunset at 21:29. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 59.1667°, Longitude. -3.1167°

Weather near Scabra Head Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 28.1km away

Weather light drizzle rain Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
Wind: 12.7km/h Southwest
Cloud: Few at 1400ft Broken at 2800ft

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

Geographic features & Photographs around Scabra Head in Orkney Islands, United Kingdom

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.

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

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

Accommodation around Scabra Head

Merkister Hotel Loch Harray Harray, ORKNEY

Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

Houton Bay Lodge Houton Bay, Orphir

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.

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

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

lake a large inland body of standing water.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

channel the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.

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

reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

bank(s) an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation.


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Airports close to Scabra Head

Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (28.1km)
Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (84.5km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (138.9km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (175.3km)
Scatsta(SDZ), Scatsta, U.k. (185.6km)