- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport74 km
- EOI Eday Airport164 km
About North Head
North Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include South Head and Ockran Head.
Photos of North Head
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Isle of Stenness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dore Holm ThoWi · Public domain
Climate of North Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 157 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (157 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 107 | 128 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 79 | 120 | 138 | 157 | 149 |
How to get to North Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 379 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 74 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 164 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 191 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 379 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 379 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from North Head
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km240 places
- Brother Isle Island 18 kmE
- Little Holm Island 17 kmE
- Lamba Island Island 16 kmE
- Ramna Hill Island 14 kmE
25–60 km542 places
- Shetland Islands Island 30 kmSE
- Whalsay Island 39 kmSE
- Unst Island 45 kmNE
- Trondra Island 49 kmS
60–100 km72 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 66 kmS
- Midi Field Mountain 62 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 76 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
South Head Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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Ockran Head Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Heillia Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
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Little Ossa Island, Shetland Islands2.4 km NW
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Faither Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km NE
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Stack of Junamarka Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km E
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Burka Stack Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km E
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands3.2 km S
Sources & licences
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