Muckle Head (Balta)
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°45′01″ N 0°47′09″ W
- Elevation
- 44 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport101 km
- EOI Eday Airport206 km
About Muckle Head (Balta)
Muckle Head (Balta) is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (101 km). Nearby sights include Swinna Ness and Keen of Hamar.
Photos of Muckle Head (Balta)
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Unst John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ham Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Muckle Head (Balta)
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (154 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 96 | 126 | 73 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 80 | 117 | 135 | 154 | 145 |
How to get to Muckle Head (Balta)
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 101 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 337 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 101 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 206 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 232 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 337 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Muckle Head (Balta)
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 567 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km150 places
- Unst Island 5 kmW
- Fetlar Island Island 16 kmS
- Yell Island 24 kmSW
- Kay Holm Island 22 kmSW
25–60 km342 places
- Shetland Islands Island 54 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 48 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 36 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 35 kmSW
60–100 km339 places
- Trondra Island 76 kmS
- Green Holm Island 75 kmSW
- Hoove Holm Island 68 kmSW
- Mainland Island 60 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ordale Village, Shetland Islands3.1 km W
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Baltasound Village, Shetland Islands4.1 km W
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Clibberswick Village, Shetland Islands4.5 km N
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Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands5.4 km N
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Haroldswick Village, Shetland Islands4.9 km NW
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Gardie Village, Shetland Islands5 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Swinna Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2 km NW
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Keen of Hamar Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km NW
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Wick of Hagdale Natural site, Shetland Islands2.5 km NW
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Huney Island Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km SW
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Balta Island Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km SW
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands5.3 km W
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Hinda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km N
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Harold’s Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands16 km S -
Holm of Skaw Island, Shetland Islands9 km N -
Uyea Island, Shetland Islands11 km SW -
Hunts Holm Island, Shetland Islands7.9 km S
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The Vere Island, Shetland Islands5.9 km S
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Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands7.4 km W
Sources & licences
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