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Mountain

Gossaford

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°23′02″ N 1°23′19″ W

Map showing the location of Gossaford Gossaford
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
104 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brae
2.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport56 km
EOI Eday Airport154 km

About Gossaford

Gossaford is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 104 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Crog Holm and Ness of Houll.

Climate of Gossaford

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (154 mm)
Driest month
May (53 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 Gossaford
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Gossaford

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 363 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 56 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 154 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 180 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 363 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 370 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gossaford

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km456 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 11 kmSE
  • Whalsay Island 23 kmE
  • Muckle Roe Island Island 3 kmSW
  • Linga Island 3 kmSE

25–60 km395 places

  • Unst Island 49 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 30 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 39 kmNE
  • Sweyn Holm Island 47 kmS

60–100 km35 places

  • Urashield Mountain 94 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 97 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 94 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 94 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km NE
  • Busta Village, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km E
  • The Houllands Village, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km E
  • Wethersta Village, Shetland Islands
    2.6 km SE
  • Innbanks Village, Shetland Islands
    3.1 km N
  • Hultness Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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