Fair Isle North Lighthouse
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°33′08″ N 1°36′34″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport40 km
- EOI Eday Airport77 km
About Fair Isle North Lighthouse
Fair Isle North Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Urashield and Skroo.
Climate of Fair Isle North Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- May (47 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° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to Fair Isle North Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 270 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 40 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 77 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 99 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 270 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 353 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 398 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fair Isle North Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 590 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Urashield Mountain 1 kmSW
- Sheep Rock Mountain 3 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 1 kmSW
- Wirrvie Burn River 1 kmS
25–60 km119 places
- Mousa Island Island 55 kmNE
- Little Havra Island Island 54 kmN
- Mid Field Island 55 kmNE
- Scroo Mountain 59 kmN
60–100 km698 places
- Shetland Islands Island 88 kmN
- Whalsay Island 94 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 92 kmSW
- Rousay Island 92 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Urashield Mountain, Shetland Islands0.3 km SW
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Skroo Mountain, Shetland Islands0.3 km SW
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Easter Loder Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km W
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Stacks of Skroo North Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km W
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Ward Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km SW
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Matchi Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Wirrvie Burn River, Shetland Islands0.6 km S
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Breiti Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
More sights in Shetland Islands
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Fair Isle South Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands4.9 km SW
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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands39 km NE -
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands69 km NE -
Foula Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands67 km N -
Sumburgh Head DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Shetland Islands39 km NE
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Ve Skerries Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands92 km N
Sources & licences
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