Harold’s Wick
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°47′00″ N 0°48′00″ W
- Local time
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- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport104 km
- EOI Eday Airport209 km
About Harold’s Wick
Harold’s Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Hinda Stack and Hill of Clibberswick.
Photos of Harold’s Wick
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Unst John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hill Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Harold’s Wick
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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 142 | 96 | 126 | 73 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 80 | 117 | 135 | 154 | 145 |
How to get to Harold’s Wick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 104 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 338 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 104 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 209 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 235 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 338 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Harold’s Wick
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 555 natural sites, 255 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km146 places
- Unst Island 6 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 19 kmS
- Hascosay Island 22 kmSW
- White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain 25 kmSW
25–60 km321 places
- Shetland Islands Island 57 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 51 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 38 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 36 kmSW
60–100 km351 places
- Trondra Island 79 kmS
- Green Holm Island 78 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 72 kmS
- Mainland Island 63 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Clibberswick Village, Shetland Islands0.9 km NW
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Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands1.7 km NW
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Haroldswick Village, Shetland Islands1.9 km W
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Norwick Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km N
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Gardie Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km W
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Northdale Village, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hinda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km E
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Hill of Clibberswick Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km NE
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Swinna Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Keen of Hamar Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km S
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Wick of Hagdale Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Crussa Field Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km W
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands5.9 km SW
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Sothers Field Mountain, Shetland Islands4.2 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Knowe of Gue Mountain, Shetland Islands5.9 km W
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Hill Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
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Saxa Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands5.4 km NW
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Ness of Collaster Natural site, Shetland Islands9 km SW -
Herma Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands8.4 km NW -
Gerva Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
Sources & licences
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