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Billister

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°19′27″ N 1°08′00″ W

Map showing the location of Billister Billister
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport50 km
EOI Eday Airport156 km

About Billister

Billister is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Collifield Ness and Dury Voe.

Climate of Billister

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (147 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).

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Climate of Billister
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1311011187052575776113129147140

How to get to Billister

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 356 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 50 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 156 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 182 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 356 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 359 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Billister

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km406 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 6 kmW
  • Whalsay Island 8 kmE
  • Trondra Island 25 kmS
  • The Ward Island 25 kmW

25–60 km442 places

  • Unst Island 49 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 36 kmNE
  • East Ward Island 28 kmSW
  • Vaila Island Island 30 kmSW

60–100 km39 places

  • Urashield Mountain 90 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 93 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 90 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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