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Gillsbreck

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°22′07″ N 1°07′40″ W

Map showing the location of Gillsbreck Gillsbreck
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport55 km
EOI Eday Airport160 km

About Gillsbreck

Gillsbreck is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 63 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Bench Vird and Hamera Head.

Climate of Gillsbreck

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · 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 Gillsbreck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341011207251585777114130149142

How to get to Gillsbreck

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 55 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 55 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 160 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 186 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 356 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 364 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gillsbreck

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 8 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 9 kmSE
  • Muckle Roe Island Island 17 kmW
  • Linga Island 13 kmW

25–60 km466 places

  • Unst Island 45 kmN
  • Trondra Island 29 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 31 kmNE
  • Sweyn Holm Island 46 kmS

60–100 km33 places

  • Urashield Mountain 95 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 98 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 95 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 95 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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