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Mountain

Ander Hill

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°09′18″ N 1°03′27″ W

Map showing the location of Ander Hill Ander Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
144 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lerwick
4.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport34 km
EOI Eday Airport144 km

About Ander Hill

Ander Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 144 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Virdick and Voe of Cullingsburgh.

Climate of Ander Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (146 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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 Ander Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°7°10°12°13°14°12°10°7°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°5°7°9°9°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1301021187051575775111128146139

How to get to Ander Hill

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 341 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 34 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 144 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 169 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 341 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 354 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ander Hill

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km267 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 21 kmNW
  • Whalsay Island 20 kmN
  • Trondra Island 13 kmW
  • Sanda Stour Island 18 kmW

25–60 km507 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 53 kmN
  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 58 kmW
  • Da Stacks o da Logat Island 57 kmW
  • Da Noup Mountain 57 kmW

60–100 km112 places

  • Unst Island 67 kmN
  • Urashield Mountain 74 kmSW
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 77 kmSW
  • Skroo Mountain 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lerwick City, Shetland Islands
    4.8 km W
  • Gunnista Village, Shetland Islands
    3.2 km NW
  • Grindiscol Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km SW
  • Ham Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km SW
  • Beosetter Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km NW
  • Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands
    4.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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