Hill of Bixsetter
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°39′30″ N 1°01′37″ W
- Elevation
- 76 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport88 km
- EOI Eday Airport190 km
About Hill of Bixsetter
Hill of Bixsetter is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 76 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Gutcher and Sand Wick.
Photos of Hill of Bixsetter
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Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hill of Bixsetter
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 102 | 127 | 75 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Hill of Bixsetter
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 88 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 88 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 190 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 217 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 350 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 396 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hill of Bixsetter
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km241 places
- Unst Island 13 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 10 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 19 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km459 places
- Shetland Islands Island 39 kmS
- Whalsay Island 36 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 54 kmS
- Mainland Island 46 kmS
60–100 km154 places
- Trondra Island 62 kmS
- Green Holm Island 61 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 65 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Cunnister Village, Shetland Islands1.1 km SW
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Sellafirth Village, Shetland Islands1.1 km W
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North Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands1.6 km SE
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Gutcher Village, Shetland Islands1.7 km NE
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Colvister Village, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Dalsetter Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km NE
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Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.7 km SE
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Basta Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.9 km S -
Hill of Dalsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km W
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Linga Island Island, Shetland Islands2.8 km E
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Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km NE -
Basta Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km S
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Head of Gutcher Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands6.6 km S -
Head of Mula Natural site, Shetland Islands4.3 km NE -
Moss Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands3.7 km N
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Stuis of Graveland Natural site, Shetland Islands6.8 km W
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Knowes of Bratta Mountain, Shetland Islands5 km W
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Gallow Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands5.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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