- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EOI Eday Airport16 km
- KOI Kirkwall Airport22 km
About Lea Shun
Lea Shun is a lake. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Eday Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Tor Ness and Bay of Houseby.
Photos of Lea Shun
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Auskerry Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papa Stronsay Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Odness Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burgh Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Auskerry Lighthouse Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Lea Shun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (125 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 84 | 97 | 63 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 70 | 99 | 116 | 125 | 115 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Lea Shun
The nearest airport is Eday Airport (EOI), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 218 km to the south.
Airports
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 16 kmnorthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 22 kmsouthwest
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 75 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 218 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 292 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 350 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 372 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lea Shun
Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 506 natural sites, 192 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km205 places
- Shapinsay Island 17 kmW
- Eday Island 16 kmNW
- Wyre Island 22 kmW
- Auskerry Island 5 kmS
25–60 km358 places
- Hoy Island 48 kmSW
- Rousay Island 27 kmW
- Papa Westray Island Island 35 kmNW
- Flotta Island 41 kmSW
60–100 km169 places
- Clett Island 75 kmSW
- Glass Islands Island 100 kmSW
- Garbh-eilean Island 98 kmSW
- Fair Isle Island 75 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tor Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands1 km SW
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Bay of Houseby Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km E
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Greenli Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands3.4 km W
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Lamb Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands2.9 km E
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Bay of Holland Natural site, Orkney Islands2.5 km NW
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Burgh Head Natural site, Orkney Islands4.1 km E
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Lamb Head Natural site, Orkney Islands3.3 km E
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Burgh Hill Island, Orkney Islands3.2 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Auskerry Island, Orkney Islands5.4 km S
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Papa Stronsay Island, Orkney Islands7.9 km N
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Eday Island, Orkney Islands16 km NW -
Shapinsay Island, Orkney Islands17 km W -
Malme Island, Orkney Islands3.8 km NE
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Holm of Huip Island, Orkney Islands10 km N
Sources & licences
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