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Natural site

Heoga Ness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°30′00″ N 1°02′00″ W

Map showing the location of Heoga Ness Heoga Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Upper Neapaback
0.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport71 km
EOI Eday Airport175 km

About Heoga Ness

Heoga Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Burra Voe and Burra Ness.

Climate of Heoga Ness

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 Heoga Ness
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 Heoga Ness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 350 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 71 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 175 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 201 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 350 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 379 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Heoga Ness

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

0–25 km331 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 23 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 19 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 11 kmW

25–60 km456 places

  • Unst Island 29 kmN
  • Trondra Island 45 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 44 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 37 kmS

60–100 km67 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 63 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 72 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 69 kmS
  • Hallilee Mountain 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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