- Elevation
- 99 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport92 km
- EOI Eday Airport195 km
About Gallow Hill
Gallow Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 99 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Head of Mula and Hoga Ness.
Photos of Gallow Hill
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Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Ramnageo Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gallow Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Gallow Hill
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 92 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 346 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 92 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 195 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 222 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 346 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gallow Hill
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km208 places
- Unst Island 8 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 9 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 24 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km418 places
- Shetland Islands Island 43 kmS
- Whalsay Island 39 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 58 kmS
- Mainland Island 50 kmS
60–100 km228 places
- Trondra Island 66 kmS
- Green Holm Island 65 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 69 kmS
- Holm of Setter Island 60 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Head of Mula Natural site, Shetland Islands1 km W -
Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km W -
Head of Gutcher Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km W
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Rekna Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km N
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Uyea Island, Shetland Islands3.4 km SE
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Holm of Heogland Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km S
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The Ward Island, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
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Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Blue Mull Natural site, Shetland Islands4 km NW -
Papil Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.5 km NW -
Ness of Collaster Natural site, Shetland Islands7.2 km N -
The Keen Mountain, Shetland Islands4.1 km NW
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Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW
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Tur Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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