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Natural site

Ham Ness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°42′00″ N 0°50′00″ W

Ham Ness
Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Muness
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport95 km
EOI Eday Airport200 km

About Ham Ness

Ham Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (95 km). Nearby sights include The Vere and Ness of Ramnageo.

Climate of Ham Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (154 mm)
Driest month
May (49 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ham Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)142961267349555980117135154145

How to get to Ham Ness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 95 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 340 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 95 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 200 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 226 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 340 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ham Ness

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

0–25 km169 places

  • Unst Island 6 kmNW
  • Fetlar Island Island 9 kmS
  • The Vere Island 9 kmNW
  • The Vere Island 1 kmE

25–60 km390 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 48 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 42 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 30 kmSW
  • Mainland Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km295 places

  • Trondra Island 70 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 69 kmSW
  • Hoove Holm Island 62 kmSW
  • Flotta Island Island 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Muness Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km SW
  • Ramnageo Village, Shetland Islands
    2.6 km SW
  • Uyeasound Village, Shetland Islands
    4.8 km W
  • Clivocast Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km W
  • Gunnister Village, Shetland Islands
    5.3 km W
  • Caldback Village, Shetland Islands
    5.6 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • The Vere Island, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km E
  • Ness of Ramnageo Natural site, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km SW
  • Hunts Holm Island, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km S
  • Mu Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km S
  • Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km W
  • Hill of Colvadale Mountain, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km NW
  • Uyea Island, Shetland Islands
    5.2 km SW
  • Unst Island, Shetland Islands
    6.2 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources