- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport47 km
- EOI Eday Airport133 km
About Burrier Head
Burrier Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Voe of Dale and Navvins.
Climate of Burrier Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 108 | 124 | 74 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 78 | 118 | 137 | 156 | 148 |
How to get to Burrier Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 347 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 47 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 133 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 160 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 347 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 387 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Burrier Head
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km252 places
- Green Holm Island 24 kmSE
- East Ward Island 8 kmSE
- Green Holm Island 13 kmNE
- Hoove Holm Island 23 kmE
25–60 km480 places
- Shetland Islands Island 26 kmE
- Whalsay Island 40 kmE
- Trondra Island 27 kmSE
- The Quey Island 27 kmN
60–100 km154 places
- Unst Island 71 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 61 kmNE
- The Vere Island 66 kmNE
- The Vere Island 69 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Voe of Dale Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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Navvins Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km SW
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Simli Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km E
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Gro Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km SW
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Cley Stacks West Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km NW
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Lang Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Erne's Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km N
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Dale Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources