Head of Gutcher
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°41′00″ N 0°59′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport91 km
- EOI Eday Airport194 km
About Head of Gutcher
Head of Gutcher is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Hoga Ness and Head of Mula.
Photos of Head of Gutcher
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Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Head of Gutcher
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Head of Gutcher
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 348 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 91 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 194 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 220 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 348 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 399 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Head of Gutcher
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km217 places
- Unst Island 9 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 10 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 23 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km422 places
- Shetland Islands Island 43 kmS
- Whalsay Island 39 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 58 kmS
- Mainland Island 49 kmS
60–100 km215 places
- Trondra Island 65 kmS
- Green Holm Island 64 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 69 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N -
Head of Mula Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E -
Gallow Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km E
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Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands2 km S
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Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Culli Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Rekna Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km NE
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Holm of Heogland Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Blue Mull Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km N -
Papil Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km N -
Moss Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km W
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Hill of Bixsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands3.7 km SW
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The Keen Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km N
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Ness of Collaster Natural site, Shetland Islands7.6 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources