- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport67 km
- EOI Eday Airport160 km
About Hillswick
Hillswick is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Sandwick Field and The Quey.
Photos of Hillswick
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Isle of Stenness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dore Holm ThoWi · Public domain
Climate of Hillswick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 105 | 124 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 134 | 154 | 146 |
How to get to Hillswick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 373 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 67 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 160 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 373 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 375 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hillswick
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km329 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmSE
- Muckle Roe Island Island 12 kmS
- Linga Island 15 kmSE
- Egilsay Island 8 kmSE
25–60 km489 places
- Whalsay Island 32 kmSE
- Unst Island 45 kmNE
- Trondra Island 42 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 38 kmNE
60–100 km37 places
- Lady’s Holm Island 68 kmS
- Little Holm Island 68 kmS
- Loch of Spiggie Lake 61 kmS
- Stack o' da Noup Mountain 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sandwick Field Mountain, Shetland Islands0.6 km N
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The Quey Island, Shetland Islands0.7 km W
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Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1 km NW
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Ber Dale Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km SW
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Ness of Hillswick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.2 km SW
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Ura Firth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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