- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport47 km
- EOI Eday Airport146 km
About Hill of Braewick
Hill of Braewick is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 63 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Roonions and The Dudd.
Photos of Hill of Braewick
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Heill Head Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hill of Braewick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 116 | 133 | 151 | 144 |
How to get to Hill of Braewick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 354 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 47 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 146 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 172 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 354 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 371 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hill of Braewick
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km467 places
- Shetland Islands Island 9 kmE
- Whalsay Island 23 kmE
- Trondra Island 22 kmS
- Green Holm Island 19 kmS
25–60 km345 places
- Unst Island 57 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 46 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 26 kmN
- Little Holm Island 29 kmN
60–100 km74 places
- Urashield Mountain 85 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 87 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 85 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 85 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Braewick Village, Shetland Islands0.4 km N
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Clousta Village, Shetland Islands2.3 km W
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Aith Village, Shetland Islands2.3 km SE
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East Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km E
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Noonsbrough Village, Shetland Islands3.9 km W
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Twatt Village, Shetland Islands4.1 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Roonions Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km W
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The Dudd Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km S
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Aith Ness Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km NW
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Aith Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km E
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Holm of Burrafirth Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Skiords Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km W
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Berrgutters Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
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Ness of Clousta Natural site, Shetland Islands3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Heill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands6 km NW
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The Moorans Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km SE
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Ness of Nounsbrough Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km W
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Muckle Billerin Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km W
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South Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km N
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Ward of Hostigates Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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