Hill of Neap, Shetland Islands — Map and nearby sights

About Hill of Neap

Hill of Neap is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Hog Island and South Nesting Bay.

Photos of Hill of Neap

Whalsay John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0
Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Hill of Neap

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month: August (day 15°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (147 mm)
Driest month: May (52 mm)

6° 2°

7° 2°

8° 3°

11° 6°

13° 8°

14° 10°

15° 10°

13° 9°

11° 7°

8° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

131

Feb

101

Mar

118

Apr

70

May

52

Jun

57

Jul

57

Aug

76

Sep

113

Oct

129

Nov

147

Dec

140

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 Neap
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°	11°	8°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	131	101	118	70	52	57	57	76	113	129	147	140

How to get to Hill of Neap

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 354 km to the east.

Airports

Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 48 kmsouth
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 156 kmsouthwest
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 181 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Bergen Population: 294K 354 kmeast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 356 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hill of Neap

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km372 places

Shetland Islands Island 9 kmW
Whalsay Island 7 kmNE
Trondra Island 23 kmSW
North Isle of Gletness Island 6 kmSW

25–60 km456 places

Unst Island 51 kmN
Fetlar Island Island 37 kmN
Galta Stack Island 26 kmW
Holm of Gruting Island 25 kmW

60–100 km58 places

Rumblings Island 62 kmN
Outer Flaess Island 62 kmN
Muckle Flugga Island 63 kmN
Inner Flaess Island 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Neap Village, Shetland Islands
0.9 km NW
Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands
1.2 km NW
Housabister Village, Shetland Islands
1.6 km W
Bretabister Village, Shetland Islands
2.6 km W
Symbister Village, Shetland Islands
5.7 km NE
Billister Village, Shetland Islands
3.9 km NW

Hill of Neap

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hog Island Island, Shetland Islands
0.9 km E
South Nesting Bay Natural site, Shetland Islands
1.9 km S
North Holm Island, Shetland Islands
3.1 km SW
Stockan Mountain, Shetland Islands
4 km SW
Symbister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
4.6 km NE
East Voe of Skellister Natural site, Shetland Islands
3.3 km SW
Cunning Holm Island, Shetland Islands
3.4 km SW
Collifield Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
4.1 km NW