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Burragarth

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°42′49″ N 0°56′27″ W

Map showing the location of Burragarth Burragarth
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
69 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport95 km
EOI Eday Airport198 km

About Burragarth

Burragarth is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 69 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include Blue Mull and Rekna Houll.

Climate of Burragarth

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
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 Burragarth
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Burragarth

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 345 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 95 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 198 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 224 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 345 kmeast

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

Day trips from Burragarth

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Unst Island 5 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 12 kmS
  • Muckle Ward Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Yell Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km392 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 47 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 42 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 27 kmSW
  • Mainland Island 53 kmS

60–100 km269 places

  • Trondra Island 69 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 68 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 62 kmS
  • Flotta Island Island 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Blue Mull Natural site, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km W
  • Rekna Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands
    1.4 km SW
  • Papil Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    3.2 km W
  • Spoo Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km N
  • Unst Island, Shetland Islands
    5.1 km NE
  • Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands
    2.2 km NE

Sources & licences

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