- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport56 km
- EOI Eday Airport162 km
About Dragon Ness
Dragon Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Calf of Score Holm and Little Linga.
Photos of Dragon Ness
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Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Dragon Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 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 Dragon Ness
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 56 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 56 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 162 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 188 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 352 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 364 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dragon Ness
Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 602 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km354 places
- Shetland Islands Island 11 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 6 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 19 kmNW
- Hoove Holm Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km488 places
- Unst Island 44 kmN
- Trondra Island 30 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 30 kmN
- Green Holm Island 29 kmSW
60–100 km38 places
- Urashield Mountain 96 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 99 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 96 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Calf of Score Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.3 km E
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Little Linga Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Score Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.5 km E
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Smirla Runnie Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km W
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Ward of Dragon-ness Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Hill of Foradale Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km W
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Bruse Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km SE
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Ketill Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.2 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Symbister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE
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Lunning Head Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Hill of Gardin Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km W
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Bench Vird Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km NW
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Hamera Head Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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Cul Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources