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John o’Groats

John o'Groats is a village in the former county of on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.
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  • Type: Village with 300 residents
  • Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “John o‘ Groats”, “John O‘ Groats”, and “John o’ Groats”

Places of Interest

Highlights include John O’Groats Mill and Duncansby Head Lighthouse.

Watermill
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a watermill.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the and mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of , the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duncansby Head and Huna.

Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
is the most northeasterly part of both the and mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of , the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands.

Hamlet
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is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in , in . It is currently part of the Highland Council area.

Hamlet
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is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of and two and a half miles southwest of John o' Groats in , , and is in the council area of Highland.

John o’Groats

Latitude
58.6373° or 58° 38′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.069° or 3° 4′ 8″ west
Population
300
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB JOG
Open location code
9CCRJWPJ+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1857046142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7870366
Wiki­data ID
Q987766
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“John o’Groats” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “John o‘ Groats”
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  • Catalan: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Catalan: “John o’ Groats”
  • Cebuano: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Cebuano: “John o’ Groats”
  • Chinese: “約翰奧格羅茨”
  • Danish: “John o‘ Groats”
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  • Dutch: “John o‘ Groats”
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  • Esperanto: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Esperanto: “John o’ Groats”
  • French: “John o‘ Groats”
  • French: “John o’ Groats”
  • German: “John o‘ Groats”
  • German: “John o’ Groats”
  • German: “John o’Groats”
  • German: “John O’Groats”
  • Hungarian: “John o’ Groats (település)”
  • Hungarian: “John o’ Groats”
  • Hungarian: “John O’ Groats”
  • Hungarian: “John O’Groats”
  • Icelandic: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Icelandic: “John o’ Groats”
  • Icelandic: “Taigh Iain Ghròt”
  • Irish: “Taigh Iain Ghròt”
  • Italian: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Italian: “John o’ Groats”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・オ・グローツ”
  • Japanese: “ジョン・オグローツ”
  • Japanese: “ジョンオグローツ”
  • Korean: “존오그로츠”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “John o’Groats”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “John o’ Groats”
  • Norwegian: “John o’ Groats”
  • Polish: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Polish: “John o’ Groats”
  • Polish: “John o’Groats”
  • Portuguese: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Portuguese: “John o’ Groats”
  • Scots: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Scots: “John O’Groats”
  • Scots: “The Groats”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh Iain Ghròt”
  • Spanish: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Spanish: “John o’ Groats”
  • Spanish: “John O’Groats”
  • Swedish: “John o‘ Groats”
  • Swedish: “John o’ Groats”

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