- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport88 km
- EOI Eday Airport164 km
About Corbie Head
Corbie Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Dore Holm and Isle of Stenness.
Climate of Corbie Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 6° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 103 | 118 | 71 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 75 | 114 | 131 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to Corbie Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 88 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 385 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 88 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 164 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 191 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 385 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 399 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Corbie Head
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km20 places
- Burka Stack Island 24 kmE
- Stack of Junamarka Mountain 25 kmE
- Ockran Head Natural site 21 kmE
- Little Ossa Island 19 kmE
25–60 km575 places
- Shetland Islands Island 49 kmSE
- Unst Island 60 kmE
- Fetlar Island Island 58 kmE
- Wether Holm Island 47 kmSE
60–100 km259 places
- Whalsay Island 60 kmSE
- Trondra Island 65 kmSE
- South Benelip Island 66 kmE
- Mooa Island 62 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dore Holm Island, Shetland Islands23 km SE -
Isle of Stenness Island, Shetland Islands22 km SE -
Head of Stanshi Natural site, Shetland Islands20 km SE
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Sae Breck Mountain, Shetland Islands21 km SE
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Esha Ness Field Mountain, Shetland Islands22 km SE
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Ockran Head Natural site, Shetland Islands21 km E
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Heillia Mountain, Shetland Islands22 km E
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Faither Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands22 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hevdadale Head Natural site, Shetland Islands27 km E -
Ketligill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands25 km E
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Esha Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands21 km SE
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North Head Natural site, Shetland Islands21 km E
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South Head Natural site, Shetland Islands21 km E
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands23 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources