Fair Isle South Lighthouse
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°30′50″ N 1°39′09″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport45 km
- EOI Eday Airport73 km
About Fair Isle South Lighthouse
Fair Isle South Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Heillie Stack and Green Holm.
Climate of Fair Isle South Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to Fair Isle South Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 265 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 45 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 73 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 95 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 265 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 348 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fair Isle South Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Urashield Mountain 5 kmNE
- Sheep Rock Mountain 3 kmNE
- Skroo Mountain 5 kmNE
- Wirrvie Burn River 4 kmNE
25–60 km112 places
- Little Havra Island Island 58 kmN
- Erne's Toug Mountain 60 kmN
- The Haa Mountain 60 kmNE
- Ness of Ireland Natural site 57 kmN
60–100 km681 places
- Shetland Islands Island 93 kmN
- Whalsay Island 99 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 87 kmSW
- Rousay Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Heillie Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.5 km NW
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.4 km NW
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High Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.5 km NW
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Yarn Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km NW
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Malcolm's Head Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km N
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Fogli Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km N
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The Skerry Island, Shetland Islands0.7 km S
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Lang Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km N
More sights in Shetland Islands
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Fair Isle North Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands4.9 km NE
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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands43 km NE -
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands74 km NE -
Foula Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands71 km N -
Sumburgh Head DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Shetland Islands44 km NE
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Ve Skerries Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands96 km N
Sources & licences
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