Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°07′12″ N 1°07′17″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport29 km
- EOI Eday Airport139 km
About Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Bressay Lighthouse is in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Lerwick. It is located on the island of Bressay at Kirkabister Ness overlooking Bressay Sound.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1858
- Heritage designation
- category B listed building
- Height
- 16 m
- Official website
- nlb.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse
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Climate of Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 102 | 118 | 70 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 111 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 336 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 29 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 139 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 164 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 336 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km275 places
- Shetland Islands Island 24 kmN
- Whalsay Island 25 kmN
- Trondra Island 9 kmW
- Sweyn Holm Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km474 places
- Fetlar Island Island 57 kmN
- The Quey Island 45 kmNW
- South Benelip Island 36 kmNE
- Mooa Island 30 kmNE
60–100 km137 places
- Unst Island 71 kmN
- The Vere Island 69 kmN
- The Vere Island 67 kmN
- Wedder Holm Island 60 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirkabister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.1 km NW
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The Ord Natural site, Shetland Islands1.1 km SE
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Ward of Bressay Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km NE
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Dainaberg Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km NW
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Voe of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands2.9 km NW
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Ness of Trebister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.5 km W
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Ness of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km NW
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Lerwick Coastguard Station Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Lerwick City, Shetland Islands3.9 km N -
Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands0.6 km NE
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Ham Village, Shetland Islands2 km N
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Grindiscol Village, Shetland Islands2.2 km N
More sights in Shetland Islands
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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands31 km S -
Sumburgh Head DGPS-Transmitter Landmark, Shetland Islands31 km S
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Foula Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands52 km W -
Hevden Ness Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Shetland Islands31 km NW
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Muckle Roe Light Landmark, Shetland Islands31 km NW
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Free Church Attraction, Shetland Islands33 km NW
Sources & licences
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