Skip to content
Geonivora
Natural site

Brae Wick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°29′00″ N 1°33′00″ W

Map showing the location of Brae Wick Brae Wick
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Braewick
1.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport69 km
EOI Eday Airport159 km

About Brae Wick

Brae Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include The Runk and Main Drong.

Climate of Brae Wick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (156 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
Climate of Brae Wick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°11°13°14°14°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1391061257452565878118136156147

How to get to Brae Wick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 373 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 69 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 159 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 186 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 373 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 378 kmeast

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

Day trips from Brae Wick

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km305 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 25 kmSE
  • Brother Isle Island 18 kmE
  • Little Holm Island 17 kmNE
  • Lamba Island Island 15 kmE

25–60 km508 places

  • Whalsay Island 35 kmSE
  • Unst Island 47 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 43 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 40 kmE

60–100 km41 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 61 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 70 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 67 kmS
  • Voe Natural site 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Braewick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.3 km NW
  • Tangwick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km W
  • Scarff Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km N
  • West Heogaland Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km W
  • Burnside Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km E
  • Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: