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Gossabrough

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°31′45″ N 1°02′37″ W

Map showing the location of Gossabrough Gossabrough
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport74 km
EOI Eday Airport178 km

About Gossabrough

Gossabrough is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Gossabrough Wick of and Ness of Gossabrough.

Climate of Gossabrough

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (52 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 Gossabrough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1421021277552585980119135155148

How to get to Gossabrough

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 351 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 74 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 178 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 204 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 351 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 382 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gossabrough

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km330 places

  • Whalsay Island 22 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 14 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 11 kmW
  • Little Holm Island 12 kmW

25–60 km444 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 25 kmSW
  • Unst Island 26 kmN
  • Trondra Island 48 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 47 kmS

60–100 km81 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 66 kmS
  • Midi Field Mountain 61 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 75 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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