- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport76 km
- EOI Eday Airport166 km
About Ockran Head
Ockran Head is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Heillia and Faither Stack.
Climate of Ockran Head
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · 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° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 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 Ockran Head
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 76 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 76 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 166 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 193 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 379 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 381 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ockran Head
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km212 places
- Brother Isle Island 19 kmE
- Little Holm Island 16 kmE
- Lamba Island Island 16 kmE
- Ramna Hill Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km561 places
- Shetland Islands Island 31 kmSE
- Whalsay Island 40 kmSE
- Unst Island 44 kmNE
- Trondra Island 51 kmS
60–100 km81 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 68 kmS
- Midi Field Mountain 63 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 78 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Heillia Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km E
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Faither Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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North Head Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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South Head Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Little Ossa Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km W
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The Roodrans North Mountain, Shetland Islands3.8 km E
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Burka Stack Island, Shetland Islands3.2 km SE
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Ketligill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Stack of Junamarka Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km SE
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Hevdadale Head Natural site, Shetland Islands8.2 km NE -
Head of Stanshi Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km SW
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Stack of Sandy Geo Mountain, Shetland Islands5 km SE
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Ronas Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands5.1 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources