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Fish Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°27′00″ N 1°08′00″ W

Fish Holm
Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Mossbank
2.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport64 km
EOI Eday Airport168 km

About Fish Holm

Fish Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Fish Holm (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˈfɪʃəm] FISH-əm) is a small island, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Mainland, Shetland. It is near the village of Mossbank. It is 20 metres (66 ft) at its highest point, and a mile south of Samphrey in Yell Sound.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Fish Holm

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).

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Climate of Fish Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1341011207251585777114130149142

How to get to Fish Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 356 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 64 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 168 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 194 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 356 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 372 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Fish Holm

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km407 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 15 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 15 kmSE
  • Fetlar Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Muckle Roe Island Island 19 kmSW

25–60 km410 places

  • Unst Island 36 kmN
  • Trondra Island 38 kmS
  • Sanda Stour Island 36 kmSW
  • Papa Island 39 kmS

60–100 km37 places

  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 63 kmSW
  • Da Stacks o da Logat Island 62 kmSW
  • Da Noup Mountain 64 kmSW
  • Da Kame Mountain 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mossbank Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km W
  • Firth Village, Shetland Islands
    3.4 km W
  • Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km SE
  • Copister Village, Shetland Islands
    4.6 km N
  • Brough Village, Shetland Islands
    5.1 km NW
  • Ulsta Village, Shetland Islands
    5.6 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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