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Natural site

Colla Firth

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°25′00″ N 1°12′00″ W

Map showing the location of Colla Firth Colla Firth
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Collafirth
2.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport60 km
EOI Eday Airport163 km

About Colla Firth

Colla Firth is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Dales Voe and Camperdown Hill.

Climate of Colla Firth

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (155 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).

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Climate of Colla Firth
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°14°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1391061267554596079118136155147

How to get to Colla Firth

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 359 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 60 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 163 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 189 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 359 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 368 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Colla Firth

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 588 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km410 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 11 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 15 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 25 kmS
  • Holm of Califf Island 25 kmS

25–60 km431 places

  • Unst Island 41 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 34 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Sanda Stour Island 31 kmS

60–100 km20 places

  • The Compass Mountain 61 kmS
  • Lady’s Holm Island 61 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 61 kmS
  • Little Tind Mountain 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Collafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km SW
  • Firth Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km N
  • Swining Village, Shetland Islands
    4.4 km SE
  • Graven Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km NW
  • Sella Ness Village, Shetland Islands
    4.8 km NW
  • Mossbank Village, Shetland Islands
    4.9 km N

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