Ketligill Head
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°33′00″ N 1°29′00″ W
- Elevation
- 207 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport75 km
- EOI Eday Airport168 km
About Ketligill Head
Ketligill Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include The Cleiver and The Roodrans North.
Photos of Ketligill Head
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Hevdadale Head Tim Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ketligill Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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).
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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 146 | 110 | 132 | 78 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 82 | 124 | 142 | 162 | 154 |
How to get to Ketligill Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 75 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 375 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 75 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 168 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 195 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 375 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 381 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ketligill 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 21 kmS
- Linga Island 22 kmS
- Egilsay Island 15 kmS
- North Egilsay Island 16 kmS
25–60 km536 places
- Shetland Islands Island 29 kmSE
- Whalsay Island 37 kmSE
- Unst Island 40 kmNE
- Trondra Island 50 kmS
60–100 km75 places
- Mousa Island Island 64 kmS
- Mid Field Island 64 kmS
- The Hamars Mountain 63 kmS
- The Haa Mountain 64 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Cleiver Island, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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The Roodrans North Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km SW
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Ronas Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Turls Head Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Ronas Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km SE
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Stack of Junamarka Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km SW
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Faither Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km W
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Heillia Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hevdadale Head Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km NE
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Stack of Sandy Geo Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km S
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Mid Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km SE
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White Grunafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands4.6 km S
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Ockran Head Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km W
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Lang Clodie Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources