Bay of Quendale
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°53′00″ N 1°20′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport2 km
- EOI Eday Airport112 km
About Bay of Quendale
Bay of Quendale is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Garths Ness and Lady’s Holm.
Photos of Bay of Quendale
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Horse Island See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Nicholas Mutton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bay of Quendale
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 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).
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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Bay of Quendale
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 2 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 308 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 2 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 112 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 136 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 308 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 374 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bay of Quendale
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 606 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km103 places
- Sweyn Holm Island 9 kmN
- West Burra Island Island 21 kmN
- South Havra Island Island 17 kmN
- Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 9 kmN
25–60 km434 places
- Shetland Islands Island 49 kmN
- Whalsay Island 54 kmN
- Trondra Island 26 kmN
- Mooa Island 59 kmNE
60–100 km344 places
- Unst Island 100 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 86 kmN
- The Quey Island 67 kmN
- The Vere Island 97 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Virkie Village, Shetland Islands1.5 km E -
Hestingott Village, Shetland Islands1.5 km NE
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Toab Village, Shetland Islands1.5 km NE
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Scatness Village, Shetland Islands1.7 km SE
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Exnaboe Village, Shetland Islands2.5 km E
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North Town Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands2.7 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Garths Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Lady’s Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km S
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Erne's Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km NE
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Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km S
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The Cleap Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km NW
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Scat Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2 km SE
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Fitful Head Natural site, Shetland Islands3.4 km NW
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Round Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
Sources & licences
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