- Elevation
- 70 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport34 km
- EOI Eday Airport137 km
About Black Hill
Black Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 70 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Strom Ness and Hoy Island.
Photos of Black Hill
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Trondra Rog Frost · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Greena Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Black Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (153 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 107 | 125 | 76 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 135 | 153 | 146 |
How to get to Black Hill
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 341 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 34 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 137 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 163 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 341 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 368 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Black Hill
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km396 places
- Shetland Islands Island 17 kmN
- Trondra Island 7 kmS
- Sweyn Holm Island 24 kmS
- Green Holm Island 5 kmS
25–60 km377 places
- Whalsay Island 25 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 55 kmNE
- The Quey Island 34 kmN
- South Benelip Island 38 kmNE
60–100 km113 places
- Unst Island 68 kmN
- The Vere Island 64 kmN
- The Vere Island 64 kmNE
- South Holms Island 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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South Stromness Village, Shetland Islands0.9 km NE
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White Ness Village, Shetland Islands1.8 km NE
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Scalloway Village, Shetland Islands5.2 km SE
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Stebbligrind Village, Shetland Islands2.5 km NE
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Sand Village, Shetland Islands4.9 km NW
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Veensgarth Village, Shetland Islands5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Strom Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands0.5 km NE
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Hoy Island Island, Shetland Islands0.8 km NW
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Brekk Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE
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Hoggs of Hoy Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km NW
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Junk Island, Shetland Islands1.4 km NW
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North Havra Island Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km SW
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Cure Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Hoove Holm Island, Shetland Islands2 km NE
Sources & licences
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