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Gloup Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°45′00″ N 1°07′00″ W

Gloup Holm
Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Gloup
3.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport98 km
EOI Eday Airport197 km

About Gloup Holm

Gloup Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Grey Stack and Gloup Voe.

Climate of Gloup Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (156 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 Gloup Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1431011287451565880119135156148

How to get to Gloup Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 98 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 355 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 98 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 197 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 223 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 355 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gloup Holm

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 582 natural sites, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km187 places

  • Unst Island 13 kmE
  • Fetlar Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Little Holm Island 24 kmS
  • Billia Field Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km391 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 48 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 47 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 27 kmS
  • Mainland Island 54 kmS

60–100 km271 places

  • Trondra Island 71 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 70 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 63 kmS
  • Flotta Island Island 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gloup Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km SE
  • Midbrake Village, Shetland Islands
    5.9 km SE
  • Cullivoe Village, Shetland Islands
    7.9 km SE
  • Westing Village, Shetland Islands
    9.2 km E
  • Dalsetter Village, Shetland Islands
    9.5 km S
  • Wick Village, Shetland Islands
    9.8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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