Kirkabister Ness
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°07′14″ N 1°07′21″ W
- Elevation
- 60 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport29 km
- EOI Eday Airport139 km
About Kirkabister Ness
Kirkabister Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse and The Ord.
Photos of Kirkabister Ness
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Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Hajotthu · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Kirkabister Ness
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (146 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).
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° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 102 | 118 | 70 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 111 | 128 | 146 | 139 |
How to get to Kirkabister Ness
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 336 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 29 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 139 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 164 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 336 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kirkabister Ness
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km274 places
- Shetland Islands Island 23 kmN
- Whalsay Island 25 kmN
- Trondra Island 9 kmW
- Sweyn Holm Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km476 places
- Fetlar Island Island 57 kmN
- The Quey Island 45 kmNW
- South Benelip Island 36 kmNE
- Mooa Island 30 kmNE
60–100 km136 places
- Unst Island 71 kmN
- The Vere Island 69 kmN
- The Vere Island 67 kmN
- Wedder Holm Island 60 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lerwick City, Shetland Islands3.9 km N -
Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands0.5 km NE
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Ham Village, Shetland Islands2 km N
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Grindiscol Village, Shetland Islands2.1 km N
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Lowersound Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands3.1 km NW
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Sound Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands3.7 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Landmark, Shetland Islands0.1 km SE
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The Ord Natural site, Shetland Islands1.2 km SE
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Dainaberg Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km NW
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Ward of Bressay Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km NE
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Voe of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km NW
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Ness of Trebister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.5 km W
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Ness of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
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Lerwick Coastguard Station Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km N
Sources & licences
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