Hill of Herrislee
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°10′58″ N 1°13′02″ W
- Elevation
- 137 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport34 km
- EOI Eday Airport141 km
About Hill of Herrislee
Hill of Herrislee is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 137 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Tagdale and Burra Dale.
Photos of Hill of Herrislee
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South Isle of Gletness David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Greena Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hill of Herrislee
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (153 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 137 | 107 | 125 | 76 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 79 | 118 | 135 | 153 | 146 |
How to get to Hill of Herrislee
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 342 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 34 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 141 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 166 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 342 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 362 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hill of Herrislee
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km379 places
- Shetland Islands Island 16 kmN
- Whalsay Island 21 kmNE
- Trondra Island 8 kmSW
- Green Holm Island 8 kmSW
25–60 km401 places
- Fetlar Island Island 52 kmN
- The Quey Island 36 kmNW
- Sweyn Holm Island 25 kmS
- South Benelip Island 34 kmNE
60–100 km106 places
- Unst Island 66 kmN
- The Vere Island 63 kmN
- The Vere Island 62 kmN
- South Holms Island 67 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Tagdale Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km SE
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Burra Dale Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km SW
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Holm of Califf Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Ward of Laxfirth Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km N
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Hill of Griesta Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km W
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Holm of Setter Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km SW
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Hill of Dale Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km S
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Holm of Tronafirth Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km N
Sources & licences
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