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Hermaness Hill

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°50′11″ N 0°53′08″ W

Map showing the location of Hermaness Hill Hermaness Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
200 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Burrafirth
4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport109 km
EOI Eday Airport211 km

About Hermaness Hill

Hermaness Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 200 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Flodda Stack and Urda Stack.

Climate of Hermaness Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 4° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (48 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 Hermaness Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°5°7°9°11°13°13°11°9°7°5°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)144971257348555980118135156147

How to get to Hermaness Hill

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 109 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 343 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 109 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 211 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 238 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 343 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hermaness Hill

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 541 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Unst Island 10 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 25 kmS
  • Urie Lingey Island 23 kmS
  • Holm of Skaw Island 6 kmE

25–60 km319 places

  • Whalsay Island 56 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 40 kmSW
  • Little Holm Island 38 kmSW
  • Lamba Island Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km361 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 60 kmS
  • Trondra Island 83 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 82 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 76 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    4 km S
  • Stove Village, Shetland Islands
    4.9 km S
  • Northdale Village, Shetland Islands
    5 km SE
  • Quoys Village, Shetland Islands
    5 km S
  • Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands
    5.8 km SE
  • Skaw Village, Shetland Islands
    5.3 km E

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