- Elevation
- 114 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport5 km
- EOI Eday Airport111 km
About Fitful Head
Fitful Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Fitful Head (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˈfɪtfəɫ ˌhɛɪd] ) is a 283-metre-high (928 ft) headland at the southwest corner of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of the island's southernmost point at Sumburgh Head. Its summit is crowned by a trig point adjacent to a NATS installation served by a restricted access vehicular track which ascends from the hamlet of Quendale to the east.
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Photos of Fitful Head
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Horse Island See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Nicholas Mutton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Fitful Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (144 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 103 | 115 | 72 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 74 | 110 | 128 | 144 | 137 |
How to get to Fitful Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 5 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 310 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 5 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 111 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 136 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 310 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 393 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fitful Head
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 606 natural sites, 262 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km110 places
- Trondra Island 25 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 8 kmN
- West Burra Island Island 20 kmN
- South Havra Island Island 15 kmN
25–60 km440 places
- Shetland Islands Island 48 kmN
- Whalsay Island 53 kmNE
- Mooa Island 59 kmNE
- Isbister Holm Island 59 kmNE
60–100 km333 places
- Unst Island 99 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 85 kmN
- The Quey Island 64 kmN
- The Vere Island 95 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
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Little Hallitie Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km S
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Muckle Hallitie Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km S
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The Roo Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km S
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Round Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km S
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The Cleap Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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The Kame Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Wick of Shunni Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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