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Holpur

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°58′40″ N 1°12′18″ W

Map showing the location of Holpur Holpur
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sandwick
3.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport12 km
EOI Eday Airport125 km

About Holpur

Holpur is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 52 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include No Ness and Sand Wick.

Climate of Holpur

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
May (50 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 Holpur
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1291031167250565875110128145138

How to get to Holpur

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 320 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 12 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 125 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 149 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 320 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 365 kmeast

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

Day trips from Holpur

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 271 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

  • Trondra Island 16 kmN
  • Sweyn Holm Island 8 kmW
  • Green Holm Island 18 kmN
  • Hoove Holm Island 24 kmN

25–60 km454 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 38 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 41 kmN
  • The Quey Island 58 kmN
  • South Benelip Island 53 kmNE

60–100 km263 places

  • Unst Island 88 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 74 kmN
  • The Vere Island 85 kmN
  • The Vere Island 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands
    3.5 km NW
  • Cumlewick Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km NW
  • Houlland Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    3.2 km NW
  • Stove Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    3.2 km NW
  • Levenwick Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km W
  • Leebitten Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    3.4 km N

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