John O’Groats
John O’Groats is in Highland Council, Scotland. John O’Groats is situated nearby to the tourism office Orca Watch, as well as near 8 Doors Distillery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John O’Groats Mill and Duncansby Head Lighthouse.
John O’Groats Mill
Watermill
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John O’Groats Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2,600 feet west of John O’Groats.
Duncansby Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of John O’Groats.
MeyGen
Power station
MeyGen is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland. MeyGen is situated 2½ miles northwest of John O’Groats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include John o’Groats and Huna.
John o’Groats
Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness 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.
Huna
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of Canisbay and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area.
Duncansby Head
Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is situated 1½ miles east of John O’Groats.
John O’Groats
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.64401° or 58° 38′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.07003° or 3° 4′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CCRJWVH+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3988759914OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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