Head o’ Ruscar
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°09′00″ N 2°03′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport52 km
- EOI Eday Airport114 km
About Head o’ Ruscar
Head o’ Ruscar is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Gaada Stack and Foula.
Photos of Head o’ Ruscar
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Foula Lighthouse Julian Paren · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Head o’ Ruscar
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (54 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 135 | 105 | 122 | 76 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 79 | 119 | 135 | 152 | 143 |
How to get to Head o’ Ruscar
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 52 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 335 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 52 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 114 kmsouth
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 141 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 335 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Head o’ Ruscar
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 615 natural sites, 267 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km24 places
- Vaila Island Island 25 kmE
- Foula Island 2 kmSW
- Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 3 kmSW
- Da Stacks o da Logat Island 2 kmW
25–60 km567 places
- Shetland Islands Island 49 kmNE
- Trondra Island 43 kmE
- The Quey Island 47 kmNE
- Sweyn Holm Island 44 kmSE
60–100 km306 places
- Whalsay Island 63 kmE
- Unst Island 93 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 83 kmNE
- The Vere Island 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Da Nort Toons Village, Shetland Islands1.4 km W
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Harrier Village, Shetland Islands1.4 km W
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Ham Village, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Da Hametoon Village, Shetland Islands3.4 km S
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Dale of Walls Village, Shetland Islands24 km NE
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Mid Walls Village, Shetland Islands25 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gaada Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km NW
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Foula Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Ham Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Da Stacks o da Logat Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island, Shetland Islands2.8 km SW
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Da Kame Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km W
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Wick of Mucklabrek Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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Da Stab Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Da Noup Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km SW
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Hellabrick’s Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Wester Hœvdi Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW
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Burrier Head Natural site, Shetland Islands23 km NE -
Gro Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands22 km NE
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Navvins Mountain, Shetland Islands22 km NE
Sources & licences
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