Head of Stanshi
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°31′00″ N 1°37′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport73 km
- EOI Eday Airport161 km
About Head of Stanshi
Head of Stanshi is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Gruna Stack and Esha Ness Field.
Photos of Head of Stanshi
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Isle of Stenness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dore Holm ThoWi · Public domain
Climate of Head of Stanshi
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (157 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 107 | 128 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 79 | 120 | 138 | 157 | 149 |
How to get to Head of Stanshi
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 377 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 73 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 161 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 188 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 377 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 382 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Head of Stanshi
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km241 places
- Uynarey Island Island 23 kmE
- Little Roe Island Island 19 kmE
- Bigga Island Island 24 kmE
- Burka Stack Island 6 kmE
25–60 km543 places
- Shetland Islands Island 30 kmSE
- Whalsay Island 40 kmSE
- Unst Island 48 kmNE
- Trondra Island 48 kmSE
60–100 km70 places
- Horse Island Island 76 kmS
- The Kame Natural site 68 kmS
- Haa of Stova Natural site 70 kmS
- Grey Noup Natural site 66 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gruna Stack Island, Shetland Islands1.4 km S
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Esha Ness Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km SE
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
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North Head Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE
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South Head Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE
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Sae Breck Mountain, Shetland Islands3.5 km S
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Esha Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.4 km S
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Little Ossa Island, Shetland Islands3.5 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources