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Erne's Ward

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°53′41″ N 1°18′31″ W

Map showing the location of Erne's Ward Erne's Ward
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
90 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Toab
0.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport2 km
EOI Eday Airport114 km

About Erne's Ward

Erne's Ward is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 90 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Garths Ness and The Cleap.

Climate of Erne's Ward

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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).

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Climate of Erne's Ward
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1291031167250565875110128145138

How to get to Erne's Ward

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 2 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 310 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 2 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 114 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 138 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 310 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 394 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Erne's Ward

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 600 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

  • Trondra Island 25 kmN
  • Sweyn Holm Island 8 kmN
  • West Burra Island Island 20 kmN
  • South Havra Island Island 16 kmN

25–60 km438 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 48 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 52 kmN
  • Mooa Island 57 kmNE
  • Isbister Holm Island 57 kmNE

60–100 km329 places

  • Unst Island 98 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 84 kmN
  • The Quey Island 66 kmN
  • The Vere Island 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Toab Village, Shetland Islands
    0.4 km SW
  • Hestingott Village, Shetland Islands
    0.4 km SW
  • Virkie Village, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km S
  • Exnaboe Village, Shetland Islands
    1.2 km SE
  • North Town Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    1.2 km E
  • Punds Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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