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Mountain

Hill of Heodale

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°25′23″ N 1°26′31″ W

Map showing the location of Hill of Heodale Hill of Heodale
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Nibon
2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport61 km
EOI Eday Airport156 km

About Hill of Heodale

Hill of Heodale is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 124 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Lang Head and Eina Stack.

Climate of Hill of Heodale

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (154 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).

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Climate of Hill of Heodale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°9°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Hill of Heodale

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 367 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 61 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 156 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 183 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 367 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 373 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hill of Heodale

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 593 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km401 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 16 kmSE
  • Holm of Melby Island 16 kmSW
  • The Ward Island 16 kmSW
  • Little Ossa Island 16 kmNW

25–60 km439 places

  • Whalsay Island 27 kmE
  • Unst Island 48 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 35 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 38 kmNE

60–100 km30 places

  • Urashield Mountain 98 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 98 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 98 kmS
  • Burn of Furse River 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Nibon Village, Shetland Islands
    2 km N
  • Mangaster Village, Shetland Islands
    2.2 km E
  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    5.7 km SE
  • Innbanks Village, Shetland Islands
    3.1 km SE
  • Haggrister Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km E
  • Sullom Village, Shetland Islands
    5.2 km NE

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