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Natural site

Hevdadale Head

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°35′00″ N 1°26′00″ W

Hevdadale Head
Tim Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
112 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sandvoe
5.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport79 km
EOI Eday Airport172 km

About Hevdadale Head

Hevdadale Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Lang Clodie Wick and South Wick.

Climate of Hevdadale Head

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (55 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).

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Climate of Hevdadale Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1461101327855596282124142162154

How to get to Hevdadale Head

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 79 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 372 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 79 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 172 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 199 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 385 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hevdadale Head

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Muckle Roe Island Island 24 kmS
  • Egilsay Island 19 kmS
  • North Egilsay Island 19 kmS
  • Mainland Island 9 kmS

25–60 km517 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 31 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 37 kmSE
  • Unst Island 35 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 53 kmS

60–100 km94 places

  • Mousa Island Island 67 kmS
  • Little Havra Island Island 63 kmS
  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 61 kmSW
  • Mid Field Island 67 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sandvoe Village, Shetland Islands
    5.3 km E
  • North Roe Village, Shetland Islands
    5.4 km E
  • Hadd Village, Shetland Islands
    5.5 km E
  • Burravoe Village, Shetland Islands
    5.5 km E
  • Skelberry Village, Shetland Islands
    5.8 km SE
  • Isbister Village, Shetland Islands
    6.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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