Esha Ness Lighthouse
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°29′21″ N 1°37′38″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport70 km
- EOI Eday Airport158 km
About Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Esha Ness and Sae Breck.
Photos of Esha Ness Lighthouse
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Isle of Stenness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dore Holm ThoWi · Public domain
Climate of Esha Ness Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 106 | 125 | 74 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 78 | 118 | 136 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Esha Ness Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 374 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 70 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 158 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 185 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 374 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 383 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Esha Ness Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km255 places
- Uynarey Island Island 24 kmE
- Little Roe Island Island 20 kmE
- Bigga Island Island 24 kmE
- Burka Stack Island 8 kmNE
25–60 km538 places
- Shetland Islands Island 28 kmSE
- Whalsay Island 40 kmSE
- Unst Island 50 kmNE
- Trondra Island 46 kmSE
60–100 km61 places
- Outer Flaess Island 61 kmNE
- Inner Flaess Island 60 kmNE
- Horse Island Island 73 kmS
- The Kame Natural site 65 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Esha Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.4 km SW
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Sae Breck Mountain, Shetland Islands0.6 km SE
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Isle of Stenness Island, Shetland Islands1.7 km S
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Esha Ness Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Dore Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Gruna Stack Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km NE
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Head of Stanshi Natural site, Shetland Islands3.1 km N
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands3.5 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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West Heogaland Village, Shetland Islands1.6 km E
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Tangwick Village, Shetland Islands2.6 km E
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Braewick Village, Shetland Islands3.7 km E
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Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands3.8 km NE
More sights in Shetland Islands
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Ve Skerries Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands16 km SW
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Muckle Roe Light Landmark, Shetland Islands18 km SE
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Free Church Attraction, Shetland Islands19 km SE
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Hevden Ness Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Shetland Islands20 km SE
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Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands50 km SE -
Foula Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands48 km SW
Sources & licences
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