John O' Groats

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0675,Lat: 58.638
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	10:13:28am
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Highland
Name	Landward Caithness

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Huna	1.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Canisbay	3.4 km	West
3 Kirkstyle	3.8 km	West
4 Warse	4.5 km	West
5 Skirza	4.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	325 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	427 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	485 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

John O' Groats lies at the North Sea (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch Watten (3.7 km² at a distance of 21.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 321 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 449 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 300 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Wick Airport (at a distance of 20 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.6 km2

4.5%

Wet nature

19.9 km2

57.9%

Agriculture

12.9 km2

37.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of John O' Groats in country Scotland

John O' Groats at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	40 km	North
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	295 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	300 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB John O' Groats
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ackergill

Type of weather in Ackergill	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:07 Europe/Amsterdam