West Burra Firth
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°18′00″ N 1°34′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport49 km
- EOI Eday Airport141 km
About West Burra Firth
West Burra Firth is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Snarra Ness and The Ward.
Photos of West Burra Firth
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Heill Head Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of West Burra Firth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 73 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 115 | 132 | 152 | 143 |
How to get to West Burra Firth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 353 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 49 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 141 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 167 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 353 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 380 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Burra Firth
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km365 places
- Shetland Islands Island 18 kmE
- The Quey Island 20 kmN
- Green Holm Island 23 kmSE
- East Ward Island 11 kmS
25–60 km432 places
- Whalsay Island 32 kmE
- Trondra Island 26 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 52 kmNE
- The Vere Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km89 places
- Unst Island 63 kmNE
- The Vere Island 61 kmNE
- South Holms Island 62 kmNE
- Rumblings Island 71 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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West Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands1.9 km SE
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Sandness Village, Shetland Islands4.6 km W -
Norby Village, Shetland Islands4.2 km W
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Brindister Village, Shetland Islands4.1 km E
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Unifirth Village, Shetland Islands4.4 km E
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Melby Village, Shetland Islands4.8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Snarra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands<0.1 km N
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The Ward Island, Shetland Islands0.5 km W
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Galta Stack Island, Shetland Islands0.6 km E
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Voe of Snarraness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Holm of Tafts Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Crokna Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km NE
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The Heag Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km NE
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South Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ward of Scollan Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km SE
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Ness Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km W
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Dalsa Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km S
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Neeans Neap Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE
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Ness of Nounsbrough Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km E
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Mid Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km E
Sources & licences
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