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Button Hills

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°23′53″ N 1°17′18″ W

Map showing the location of Button Hills Button Hills
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
252 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brae
3.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport58 km
EOI Eday Airport158 km

About Button Hills

Button Hills is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 252 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Souther Hill and Mid Field.

Climate of Button Hills

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Button Hills
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°4°5°7°9°11°13°13°11°9°7°5°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°4°7°8°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1391061267554596079118136155147

How to get to Button Hills

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 364 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 58 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 158 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 184 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 364 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 366 kmsouth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km W
  • Voxter Village, Shetland Islands
    2.6 km NW
  • Scatsta Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km N
  • Collafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km E
  • The Houllands Village, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km SW
  • Hultness Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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