- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport86 km
- EOI Eday Airport189 km
About Burra Ness
Burra Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Hascosay and Basta Ness.
Photos of Burra Ness
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Fetlar Island Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Burra Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 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).
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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 96 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to Burra Ness
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 86 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 86 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 189 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 216 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 347 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 394 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Burra Ness
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km243 places
- Unst Island 14 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 7 kmE
- Brother Isle Island 19 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km487 places
- Shetland Islands Island 37 kmS
- Whalsay Island 33 kmS
- Trondra Island 60 kmS
- Green Holm Island 59 kmS
60–100 km124 places
- Easter Heog Island 63 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 78 kmS
- Scrae Field Mountain 60 kmS
- Muskna Field Mountain 64 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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North Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km NW
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Brough Lodge Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km SE
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Cunnister Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km NW
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Gutcher Village, Shetland Islands4.2 km N
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Sellafirth Village, Shetland Islands4.6 km NW
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Colvister Village, Shetland Islands4.7 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands2.4 km S
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Basta Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W -
Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE
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Ness of Brough Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Urie Lingey Island, Shetland Islands3.6 km E
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Basta Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands5.2 km SW -
Hill of Bixsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands3.7 km NW
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Vord Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands6.7 km E
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Tressa Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands6.4 km E
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Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km N -
White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands5.6 km S
Sources & licences
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