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Brough Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°43′54″ N 0°57′50″ W

Map showing the location of Brough Holm Brough Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
53 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Westing
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport97 km
EOI Eday Airport199 km

About Brough Holm

Brough Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Round Holm and Lang Holm.

Climate of Brough Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (50 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 Brough Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°15°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Brough Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 97 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 347 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 97 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 199 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 226 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 347 kmeast

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

Day trips from Brough Holm

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

  • Unst Island 5 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 14 kmS
  • Muckle Ward Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Yell Island 16 kmSW

25–60 km372 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 48 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 44 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 28 kmSW
  • Mainland Island 54 kmS

60–100 km291 places

  • Trondra Island 71 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 69 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 63 kmS
  • Flotta Island Island 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Westing Village, Shetland Islands
    0.7 km SE
  • Underhoull Village, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km SE
  • Wick Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km S
  • Burragarth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km SE
  • Gunnister Village, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km SE
  • Midbrake Village, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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