- Elevation
- 120 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport65 km
- EOI Eday Airport160 km
About Birka Vird
Birka Vird is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 120 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Gunnister and Isle of Gunnister.
Photos of Birka Vird
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The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Birka Vird
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (154 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 105 | 124 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 134 | 154 | 146 |
How to get to Birka Vird
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 371 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 65 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 160 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 186 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 371 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Birka Vird
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km371 places
- Shetland Islands Island 18 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 13 kmNE
- Mainland Island 23 kmSE
- Little Holm Island 14 kmNE
25–60 km457 places
- Whalsay Island 28 kmSE
- Unst Island 44 kmNE
- Trondra Island 38 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 36 kmNE
60–100 km26 places
- The Compass Mountain 66 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 63 kmS
- Voe Natural site 61 kmS
- Lambhoga Head Natural site 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holm of Gunnister Island, Shetland Islands0.8 km SW
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Isle of Gunnister Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Green Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km SE
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Soolmis Vird Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km S
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Hamar Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km NW
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Ness Vird Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km NE
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Holm of Nibon Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Ness of Olnesfirth Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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