- Elevation
- 82 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport74 km
- EOI Eday Airport171 km
About Hill of Skea
Hill of Skea is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 82 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Beorgs of Housetter and Billia Field.
Photos of Hill of Skea
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Ness of West Sandwick Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hevdadale Head Tim Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Hill of Skea
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 (51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 103 | 126 | 74 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Hill of Skea
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 366 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 74 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 171 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 198 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 366 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 382 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hill of Skea
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km299 places
- Muckle Roe Island Island 21 kmS
- Linga Island 21 kmS
- Egilsay Island 15 kmS
- North Egilsay Island 16 kmS
25–60 km472 places
- Shetland Islands Island 25 kmS
- Whalsay Island 30 kmSE
- Unst Island 33 kmNE
- Trondra Island 48 kmS
60–100 km83 places
- Mousa Island Island 62 kmS
- Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 62 kmSW
- Da Stacks o da Logat Island 61 kmSW
- Mid Field Island 62 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Beorgs of Housetter Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km W
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Billia Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km N
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Ness of Queyfirth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km S
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Colla Firth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km S
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Hoo Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km SW
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Beorgs of Skelberry Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km NW
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The Heog Mountain, Shetland Islands3.7 km SW
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Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.2 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands7.2 km E
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Hevdadale Head Natural site, Shetland Islands7.3 km NW
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Back of Ollaberry Mountain, Shetland Islands4.1 km S
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Hill of Sandvoe Mountain, Shetland Islands5.2 km N
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Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands7.4 km S
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Muckle Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands5.3 km N
Sources & licences
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