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Holm of Helliness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°02′00″ N 1°10′00″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Sandwick
5.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport19 km
EOI Eday Airport130 km

About Holm of Helliness

Holm of Helliness is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Ward of Greenmow and The Hamars.

Climate of Holm of Helliness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (150 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 Holm of Helliness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1331061197353585977114132150143

How to get to Holm of Helliness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 326 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 19 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 130 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 155 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 326 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 362 kmeast

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

Day trips from Holm of Helliness

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 610 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km240 places

  • Trondra Island 11 kmNW
  • Sweyn Holm Island 13 kmSW
  • Green Holm Island 14 kmNW
  • Hoove Holm Island 19 kmN

25–60 km416 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 33 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 35 kmN
  • The Quey Island 53 kmN
  • South Benelip Island 46 kmNE

60–100 km237 places

  • Unst Island 81 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 67 kmN
  • The Vere Island 79 kmN
  • The Vere Island 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands
    5.9 km SW
  • Cunningsburgh Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km W
  • Aith Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km NW
  • Gord Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    3.1 km NW
  • Mail Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    3.3 km W
  • Aithsetter Village, Shetland Islands
    3.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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