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Green Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°29′00″ N 1°04′00″ W

Map showing the location of Green Holm Green Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Brough
1.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport69 km
EOI Eday Airport173 km

About Green Holm

Green Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Orfasay and Ness of Copister.

Climate of Green Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (149 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 Green Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341011207251585777114130149142

How to get to Green Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 69 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 352 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 69 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 173 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 199 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 352 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 377 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Green Holm

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km364 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 20 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 17 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 10 kmW

25–60 km436 places

  • Unst Island 31 kmN
  • Trondra Island 43 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 41 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 35 kmS

60–100 km54 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 61 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 70 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 67 kmS
  • Voe Natural site 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brough Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    1.5 km NE
  • Littlester Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km N
  • Burravoe Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km N
  • Houlland Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km NW
  • Upper Neapaback Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km NE
  • Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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