- Elevation
- 161 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport47 km
- EOI Eday Airport153 km
About Bow Field
Bow Field is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 161 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Skellister and West Voe of Skellister.
Photos of Bow Field
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South Isle of Gletness David White · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bow Field
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 107 | 125 | 76 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 135 | 153 | 146 |
How to get to Bow Field
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 355 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 47 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 153 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 179 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 355 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bow Field
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km427 places
- Shetland Islands Island 5 kmNW
- Whalsay Island 11 kmE
- Trondra Island 21 kmS
- The Ward Island 23 kmW
25–60 km397 places
- Unst Island 53 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 39 kmNE
- East Ward Island 25 kmSW
- Vaila Island Island 27 kmSW
60–100 km62 places
- Urashield Mountain 87 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 90 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 87 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 87 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bretabister Village, Shetland Islands2 km E
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Dury Village, Shetland Islands2.5 km N
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Skellister Village, Shetland Islands2.6 km S
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Laxfirth Village, Shetland Islands2.9 km NE
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Housabister Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km E
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South Nesting Village, Shetland Islands3.4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Skellister Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km S
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West Voe of Skellister Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km SE
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Dud of Flamister Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km W
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East Hill of Grunnafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km N
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Holm of Skellister Island, Shetland Islands2.3 km SE
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East Voe of Skellister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.4 km SE
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Calf Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
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Ben Holm Island, Shetland Islands3 km S
Sources & licences
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