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Gossabrough Wick of

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°32′00″ N 1°02′00″ W

Map showing the location of Gossabrough Wick of Gossabrough Wick of
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Gossabrough
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport74 km
EOI Eday Airport179 km

About Gossabrough Wick of

Gossabrough Wick of is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Ness of Gossabrough and Ness of Queyon.

Climate of Gossabrough Wick of

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · 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 Wick of
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1421021277552585980119135155148

How to get to Gossabrough Wick of

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 350 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 74 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 179 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 205 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 350 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 383 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gossabrough Wick of

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

0–25 km321 places

  • Whalsay Island 22 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 13 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 11 kmW
  • Little Holm Island 13 kmW

25–60 km449 places

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

60–100 km84 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 66 kmS
  • Midi Field Mountain 62 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 75 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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