- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport11 km
- EOI Eday Airport120 km
About Cannygates
Cannygates is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 37 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Bigton Wick and Hallilee.
Photos of Cannygates
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Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Cannygates
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Cannygates
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 11 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 319 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 11 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 120 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 145 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 371 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cannygates
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 623 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Trondra Island 16 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 2 kmSW
- Green Holm Island 18 kmN
- Hoove Holm Island 24 kmN
25–60 km447 places
- Shetland Islands Island 39 kmN
- Whalsay Island 44 kmNE
- The Quey Island 57 kmN
- South Benelip Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km262 places
- Unst Island 89 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 76 kmN
- The Vere Island 86 kmN
- The Vere Island 85 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bigton Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.3 km W
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Hallilee Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km E
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Mossy Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km SE
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Hevda Cletts Island, Shetland Islands2 km SW
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Inns Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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High Herbi Clett Island, Shetland Islands2.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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