- Elevation
- 85 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport115 km
About Gilden's Get
Gilden's Get is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 85 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Stack of Whalegeo and Goodmans Stack.
Photos of Gilden's Get
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Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gilden's Get
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (144 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 103 | 115 | 72 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 74 | 110 | 128 | 144 | 137 |
How to get to Gilden's Get
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 314 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 8 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 115 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 140 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 314 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 374 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 398 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gilden's Get
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 606 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km139 places
- Trondra Island 20 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 3 kmN
- Green Holm Island 22 kmN
- West Burra Island Island 15 kmN
25–60 km460 places
- Shetland Islands Island 43 kmN
- Whalsay Island 49 kmNE
- Mooa Island 54 kmNE
- Isbister Holm Island 54 kmNE
60–100 km285 places
- Unst Island 94 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 80 kmN
- The Quey Island 60 kmN
- The Vere Island 91 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Noss Village, Shetland Islands0.8 km S
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South Scousburgh Village, Shetland Islands2.3 km E
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Scousburgh Village, Shetland Islands2.3 km E
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Rerwick Village, Shetland Islands2.9 km NE
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Skelberry Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km E
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Quendale Village, Shetland Islands3.6 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stack of Whalegeo Mountain, Shetland Islands0.2 km N
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Goodmans Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.4 km SW
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Grey Noup Natural site, Shetland Islands0.7 km S
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Noup o' Noss Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km S
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Stack o' da Noup Mountain, Shetland Islands0.8 km SW
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Red Noup Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km S
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Ward of Colsay Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km N
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Seavillas Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km S
Sources & licences
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