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Hunts Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°41′00″ N 0°50′00″ W

Map showing the location of Hunts Holm Hunts Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Muness
0.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport93 km
EOI Eday Airport198 km

About Hunts Holm

Hunts Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Mu Ness and Ness of Ramnageo.

Climate of Hunts Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (154 mm)
Driest month
May (49 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 Hunts Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)142961267349555980117135154145

How to get to Hunts Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 93 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 339 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 93 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 198 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 225 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 339 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hunts Holm

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

  • Unst Island 8 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 8 kmS
  • The Vere Island 10 kmNW
  • The Vere Island 2 kmNE

25–60 km408 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 46 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 40 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 29 kmSW
  • Mainland Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km274 places

  • Trondra Island 68 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 67 kmSW
  • Hoove Holm Island 61 kmSW
  • Flotta Island Island 60 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Muness Village, Shetland Islands
    0.8 km NW
  • Ramnageo Village, Shetland Islands
    1.2 km W
  • Uyeasound Village, Shetland Islands
    4.7 km W
  • Clivocast Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km W
  • Gunnister Village, Shetland Islands
    6.2 km NW
  • Burragarth Village, Shetland Islands
    6.8 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Mu Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    <0.1 km N
  • Ness of Ramnageo Natural site, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km W
  • Ham Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km N
  • Haaf Gruney Island Island, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km S
  • The Vere Island, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km NE
  • Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands
    2.6 km NW
  • Uyea Island, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km SW
  • Tur Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    3.3 km SW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources