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Reeva Head

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°31′28″ N 1°38′54″ W

Map showing the location of Reeva Head Reeva Head
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Virkie
45 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport44 km
EOI Eday Airport74 km

About Reeva Head

Reeva Head is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 67 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Lang Cole and Hundi Stack.

Climate of Reeva Head

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
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 Reeva Head
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)117931036547545671103118133125

How to get to Reeva Head

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 44 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 44 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 74 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 96 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 Reeva Head

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 575 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Urashield Mountain 4 kmNE
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 2 kmE
  • Skroo Mountain 3 kmNE
  • Wirrvie Burn River 3 kmNE

25–60 km113 places

  • Mousa Island Island 59 kmNE
  • Little Havra Island Island 57 kmN
  • Mid Field Island 59 kmNE
  • The Hamars Mountain 60 kmNE

60–100 km686 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 92 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 97 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 88 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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

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