- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport57 km
- EOI Eday Airport167 km
About Calf of Linga
Calf of Linga is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Grif Skerry and Rumble.
Photos of Calf of Linga
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Whalsay John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rumble john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Grif Skerry john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Calf of Linga
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 98 | 118 | 70 | 49 | 56 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Calf of Linga
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 57 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 342 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 57 kmsouthwest
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 167 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 192 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 342 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 364 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Calf of Linga
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km180 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmW
- Whalsay Island 6 kmW
- Mainland Island 23 kmSW
- Scalla Field Mountain 24 kmW
25–60 km659 places
- Unst Island 45 kmN
- Trondra Island 34 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 30 kmN
- Green Holm Island 34 kmSW
60–100 km26 places
- Urashield Mountain 98 kmSW
- Skroo Mountain 98 kmSW
- Wirrvie Burn River 98 kmSW
- Burn of Furse River 99 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Symbister Village, Shetland Islands7.9 km W
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Vats-houll Village, Shetland Islands5.4 km NW
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Challister Village, Shetland Islands5.4 km W
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Huxter Village, Shetland Islands5.8 km W
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Brough Village, Shetland Islands6.4 km W
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Hamister Village, Shetland Islands7.3 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grif Skerry Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Rumble Island, Shetland Islands2.9 km SW
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East Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Mooa Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Isbister Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Nista Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Gamla Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km NW
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Whalsay Island, Shetland Islands5.8 km W
Sources & licences
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