- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport70 km
- EOI Eday Airport174 km
About Burra Ness
Burra Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Burra Voe and Ness of Galtagarth.
Photos of Burra Ness
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Orfasay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lunna Holm See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Queyon Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Burra Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Burra Ness
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 352 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 70 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 174 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 201 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 352 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 379 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 km361 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 19 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 17 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 9 kmW
25–60 km427 places
- Unst Island 30 kmN
- Trondra Island 44 kmS
- Green Holm Island 43 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 37 kmS
60–100 km66 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 62 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 71 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 69 kmS
- Hallilee Mountain 60 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Littlester Village, Shetland Islands0.3 km W
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Burravoe Village, Shetland Islands0.7 km E
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Brough Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands0.8 km SE
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Houlland Village, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Upper Neapaback Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.2 km E
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Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burra Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Ness of Galtagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W -
Heoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Ness of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ness of Gossabrough Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km NE
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Bay of Ulsta Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km W
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Ness of Queyon Natural site, Shetland Islands6.2 km NE
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Otters Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km N
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands10 km NW -
Evra Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands6.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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