- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport52 km
- EOI Eday Airport146 km
About Heill Head
Heill Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Swarbacks Head and Vementry Island.
Photos of Heill Head
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Heill Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 116 | 133 | 151 | 144 |
How to get to Heill Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 357 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 52 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 146 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 173 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 357 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Heill Head
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km436 places
- Shetland Islands Island 13 kmE
- East Ward Island 16 kmS
- Vaila Island Island 17 kmSW
- Holm of Melby Island 9 kmW
25–60 km379 places
- Whalsay Island 28 kmE
- Unst Island 57 kmNE
- Trondra Island 27 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 46 kmNE
60–100 km71 places
- Urashield Mountain 88 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 90 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 88 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 88 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Brindister Village, Shetland Islands3.6 km S
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Noonsbrough Village, Shetland Islands4 km S
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Clousta Village, Shetland Islands4.7 km SE
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Unifirth Village, Shetland Islands5.1 km S
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West Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands5.4 km SW
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Braewick Village, Shetland Islands5.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Swarbacks Head Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Vementry Island Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Muckle Ward Island, Shetland Islands1 km E
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Ward of Millderness Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km S
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Gruna Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km S
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Brindister Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km S
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Suthra Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE
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Cow Head Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ness of Nounsbrough Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km S
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Neeans Neap Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Ness of Clousta Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE
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Ward of Hostigates Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km SE
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Muckle Hoo Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km SW
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Dutch Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands3.5 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources