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Burrier Wick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°37′00″ N 1°26′00″ W

Map showing the location of Burrier Wick Burrier Wick
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport83 km
EOI Eday Airport176 km

About Burrier Wick

Burrier Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include The Burrier and Dorra Stack.

Climate of Burrier Wick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (55 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 Burrier Wick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1461101327855596282124142162154

How to get to Burrier Wick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 372 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 83 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 176 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 202 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 389 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Burrier Wick

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

0–25 km214 places

  • Egilsay Island 22 kmS
  • North Egilsay Island 23 kmS
  • Mainland Island 12 kmS
  • Holm of Culsetter Island 25 kmS

25–60 km530 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 34 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 40 kmSE
  • Unst Island 34 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 56 kmS

60–100 km110 places

  • Mousa Island Island 70 kmS
  • Little Havra Island Island 67 kmS
  • Hill of Sandwick Island 60 kmS
  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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