- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport85 km
- EOI Eday Airport188 km
About Basta Ness
Basta Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Basta Voe and Hascosay.
Photos of Basta Ness
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Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Basta Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 102 | 127 | 75 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Basta Ness
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 85 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 349 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 85 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 188 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 215 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 349 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 394 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Basta Ness
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km247 places
- Unst Island 15 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 8 kmE
- Brother Isle Island 18 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 17 kmSW
25–60 km485 places
- Shetland Islands Island 37 kmS
- Whalsay Island 33 kmS
- Trondra Island 59 kmS
- Green Holm Island 58 kmS
60–100 km122 places
- Easter Heog Island 63 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 78 kmS
- Muskna Field Mountain 64 kmS
- Midi Field Mountain 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Cunnister Village, Shetland Islands2.2 km NW
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North Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km N
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Colvister Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km NW
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Sellafirth Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km NW
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Camb Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km SW
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Gutcher Village, Shetland Islands4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Basta Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km SE
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Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Hill of Bixsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km N
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Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW -
Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km N
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Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hill of Camb Mountain, Shetland Islands4.4 km SW
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE
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Mid Yell Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW
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White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands5.6 km S -
Hill of Dalsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands4.9 km NW
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Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources