- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport110 km
- EOI Eday Airport214 km
About Hill Ness
Hill Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (110 km). Nearby sights include Gerva Stack and Hevda Stack.
Photos of Hill Ness
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Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hill 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Hill Ness
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 110 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 339 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 110 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 214 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 240 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 339 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hill Ness
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 539 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km108 places
- Unst Island 10 kmSW
- Fetlar Island Island 24 kmS
- Urie Lingey Island 23 kmS
- Holm of Skaw Island 2 kmE
25–60 km310 places
- Whalsay Island 57 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 42 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 41 kmSW
- Lamba Island Island 44 kmSW
60–100 km372 places
- Shetland Islands Island 62 kmSW
- Trondra Island 84 kmS
- Green Holm Island 83 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 77 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gerva Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.8 km W
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Hevda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km W
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Holm of Skaw Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km E
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Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Inner Flaess Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km E
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Ruska Kame Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km W
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Outer Flaess Island, Shetland Islands1.7 km E
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Saxa Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Sothers Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Leera Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Birka Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km W
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Herma Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands6.3 km W
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Hermaness Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands4.7 km W
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Hill of Clibberswick Mountain, Shetland Islands4.7 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources