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Green Isle

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°20′00″ N 1°07′00″ W

Map showing the location of Green Isle Green Isle
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Billister
1.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport52 km
EOI Eday Airport158 km

About Green Isle

Green Isle is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Collifield Ness and Dury Voe.

Climate of Green Isle

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (147 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 Green Isle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1311011187052575776113129147140

How to get to Green Isle

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 355 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 52 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 158 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 183 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 355 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 360 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Green Isle

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km389 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 7 kmW
  • Whalsay Island 7 kmE
  • Muckle Roe Island Island 18 kmW
  • Linga Island 14 kmW

25–60 km465 places

  • Unst Island 48 kmN
  • Trondra Island 26 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 34 kmNE
  • Sweyn Holm Island 43 kmS

60–100 km32 places

  • Urashield Mountain 92 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 94 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 92 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 92 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Billister Village, Shetland Islands
    1.4 km SW
  • Levaneap Village, Shetland Islands
    2.2 km N
  • Laxfirth Village, Shetland Islands
    2 km SW
  • Symbister Village, Shetland Islands
    5.2 km E
  • Skelberry Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km NW
  • Dury Village, Shetland Islands
    3.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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