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Natural site

Gloup Voe

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°44′00″ N 1°06′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gloup Voe Gloup Voe
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Gloup
1.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport96 km
EOI Eday Airport196 km

About Gloup Voe

Gloup Voe is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Grey Stack and Sula Stack.

Climate of Gloup Voe

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 Voe
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 Voe

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 96 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 354 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 96 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 196 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 222 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 354 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gloup Voe

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Unst Island 12 kmE
  • Fetlar Island Island 18 kmSE
  • Little Holm Island 22 kmSW
  • Billia Field Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km387 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 46 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 45 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 25 kmS
  • Mainland Island 53 kmS

60–100 km256 places

  • Trondra Island 69 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 68 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 62 kmS
  • Flotta Island Island 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gloup Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km SE
  • Midbrake Village, Shetland Islands
    4.2 km E
  • Cullivoe Village, Shetland Islands
    6.1 km SE
  • Dalsetter Village, Shetland Islands
    7.5 km S
  • Westing Village, Shetland Islands
    7.9 km E
  • Wick Village, Shetland Islands
    8.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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