- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport3 km
- EOI Eday Airport110 km
About Horse Island
Horse Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Horse Island or Horse Holm, known locally as Da Holm, is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies about 2.3 km west of Sumburgh Head at the south tip of the Mainland, Shetland. In the Norn language, it was called Hundiholmi (Dog Island) but was later renamed Horse Holm. It is used as an alignment point by local fishermen for several fishing marks.
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Photos of Horse Island
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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Nicholas Mutton · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Horse Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Horse Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 3 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 305 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 3 kmnorth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 110 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 134 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 305 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 374 kmeast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 389 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horse Island
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 251 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km91 places
- Sweyn Holm Island 13 kmN
- South Havra Island Island 21 kmN
- Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 13 kmN
- Muckle Holm Island 13 kmN
25–60 km407 places
- Shetland Islands Island 53 kmN
- Whalsay Island 57 kmN
- Trondra Island 30 kmN
- Green Holm Island 32 kmN
60–100 km372 places
- Fetlar Island Island 89 kmN
- The Quey Island 70 kmN
- The Vere Island 99 kmN
- South Benelip Island 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ness of Burgi Natural site, Shetland Islands1.1 km N
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West Voe of Sumburgh Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE
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Little Tind Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km E
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Sumburgh Head Natural site, Shetland Islands2.3 km E
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Scat Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.4 km N
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Little Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.3 km N
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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands2.4 km E
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Lady’s Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.4 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources