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Malcolm's Head

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°31′18″ N 1°39′26″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Virkie
45 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport45 km
EOI Eday Airport73 km

About Malcolm's Head

Malcolm's Head is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 107 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Fogli Stack and Yarn Cole.

Climate of Malcolm's Head

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (133 mm)
Driest month
May (47 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 Malcolm's Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°7°9°9°8°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)117931036547545671103118133125

How to get to Malcolm's Head

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 266 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 45 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 73 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 266 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 349 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Malcolm's Head

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 578 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Fair Isle Island 2 kmNE
  • The Skerry Island 2 kmS
  • The Burrian Island 2 kmSE
  • The Fless Island 2 kmSE

25–60 km114 places

  • Sweyn Holm Island 52 kmN
  • South Havra Island Island 60 kmN
  • Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 52 kmN
  • North Ronaldsay Island 47 kmW

60–100 km687 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 92 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 98 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 87 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Virkie Village, Shetland Islands
    45 km NE
  • Sumburgh Village, Shetland Islands
    44 km NE
  • Scatness Village, Shetland Islands
    44 km NE
  • Grutness Village, Shetland Islands
    45 km NE
  • Toab Village, Shetland Islands
    46 km NE
  • Hestingott Village, Shetland Islands
    46 km NE

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