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

The timezone in North Head is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 09:03 and Evening Sunset at 15:13. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 59.0833°, Longitude. -2.9667°

Weather near North Head Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 15.4km away

Weather shower(s) rain small hail/snow pellets Temperature: 5°C / 41°F
Wind: 20.7km/h West
Cloud: Few Cumulonimbus at 1400ft Scattered at 2200ft Broken at 3300ft

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

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

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

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.

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

Accommodation around North Head

The Albert Hotel The Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

Broad Street Gardens Apartments Townhouse BROAD STREET GARDENS JUNCTION ROAD, KIRKWALL

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

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.

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

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

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

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

lagoon a shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature.

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

lake a large inland body of standing water.


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Airports close to North Head

Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (15.4km)
Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (75km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (138.5km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (166.5km)
Scatsta(SDZ), Scatsta, U.k. (188.9km)