Fit o’Shapinsay
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°02′00″ N 2°48′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport10 km
- EOI Eday Airport18 km
About Fit o’Shapinsay
Fit o’Shapinsay is a natural site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Burghlee and Ness of Howe.
Photos of Fit o’Shapinsay
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Shapinsay C Michael Hogan · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thieves Holm Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Yinstay Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rerwick Head Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Holland Adam Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Fit o’Shapinsay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (128 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 111 | 86 | 98 | 66 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 101 | 118 | 128 | 118 |
How to get to Fit o’Shapinsay
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 214 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 10 kmsouthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 18 kmnorth
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 66 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 214 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 344 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 364 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fit o’Shapinsay
Within 100 km: 38 historic and cultural sites, 550 natural sites, 219 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km266 places
- Shapinsay Island 5 kmW
- Rousay Island 20 kmNW
- Eday Island 17 kmN
- Wyre Island 13 kmNW
25–60 km314 places
- Hoy Island 35 kmSW
- Papa Westray Island Island 36 kmN
- Flotta Island 29 kmSW
- Hesta Head Natural site 29 kmS
60–100 km227 places
- Clett Island 63 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 87 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 85 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 87 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Burroughston Village, Orkney Islands4.5 km N
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Kirkwall City, Orkney Islands11 km SW -
Balfour Village, Orkney Islands6.3 km W
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Yinstay Village, Orkney Islands6.9 km SW
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Tankerness Village, Orkney Islands8.8 km SW
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St Ola Neighbourhood, Orkney Islands9.4 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Burghlee Island, Orkney Islands1 km SW
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Ness of Howe Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km W
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Hacksness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km SW
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Bay of Linton Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Crook Natural site, Orkney Islands2.1 km NW
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Bay of Sandgarth Natural site, Orkney Islands2.7 km SW
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Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands5.1 km W
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Ward Hill (Shapinsay) Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Rerwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km S
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Yinstay Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.3 km SW
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Ness of Ork Natural site, Orkney Islands5.6 km N
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Head of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands6.1 km SW
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Strombery Natural site, Orkney Islands7.7 km W
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Rothiesholm Head Natural site, Orkney Islands8.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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