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Mountain

Hyter

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°39′29″ N 1°18′58″ W

Map showing the location of Hyter Hyter
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isbister
6.4 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport87 km
EOI Eday Airport183 km

About Hyter

Hyter is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 32 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Turla and Fladda.

Climate of Hyter

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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 Hyter
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1401031267451575978118135155148

How to get to Hyter

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 366 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 87 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 183 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 209 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 366 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 394 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hyter

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Uynarey Island Island 17 kmS
  • Little Roe Island Island 18 kmS
  • Linga Island Island 25 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km507 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 38 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 41 kmSE
  • Unst Island 26 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 25 kmE

60–100 km130 places

  • Trondra Island 60 kmS
  • Foula Island 71 kmSW
  • Head o’ Ruscar Natural site 70 kmSW
  • Hellabrick’s Wick Natural site 73 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Isbister Village, Shetland Islands
    6.4 km S
  • Sandvoe Village, Shetland Islands
    6.6 km S
  • North Roe Village, Shetland Islands
    8 km S
  • Hadd Village, Shetland Islands
    8.4 km S
  • Burravoe Village, Shetland Islands
    8.4 km S
  • Skelberry Village, Shetland Islands
    11 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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