Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°51′19″ N 0°53′07″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport111 km
- EOI Eday Airport213 km
About Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
Muckle Flugga Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (111 km). Nearby sights include Little Flugga and Cliff Skerry.
Photos of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
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Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hill Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (48 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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| 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° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 97 | 125 | 73 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 80 | 118 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 111 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 344 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 111 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 213 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 240 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Muckle Flugga Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 538 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km103 places
- Unst Island 12 kmS
- Urie Lingey Island 25 kmS
- Holm of Skaw Island 7 kmSE
- Hunts Holm Island 19 kmS
25–60 km317 places
- Whalsay Island 58 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 27 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 42 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 40 kmSW
60–100 km367 places
- Shetland Islands Island 62 kmS
- Trondra Island 85 kmS
- Green Holm Island 84 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 78 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Little Flugga Mountain, Shetland Islands0.1 km SE
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Cliff Skerry Island, Shetland Islands0.2 km SW
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Muckle Flugga Island, Shetland Islands0.2 km SW
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Vesta Skerry Island, Shetland Islands0.8 km SW
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Rumblings Island, Shetland Islands1 km SW
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Burra Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km SW
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Hermaness Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km S
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The Greing Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands6.1 km S
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Skaw Village, Shetland Islands6.2 km SE
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Northdale Village, Shetland Islands6.7 km SE
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Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands7.6 km SE
More sights in Shetland Islands
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Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands83 km S -
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands114 km S -
Foula Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands105 km SW -
Out Skerries Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands49 km S
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Ve Skerries Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands74 km SW
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Esha Ness Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands58 km SW
Sources & licences
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