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Leeans

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°12′55″ N 1°23′24″ W

Map showing the location of Leeans Leeans
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport38 km
EOI Eday Airport138 km

About Leeans

Leeans is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Bekka Hill and Sandsound Voe.

Climate of Leeans

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
May (53 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 Leeans
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227453585877116133151144

How to get to Leeans

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 345 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 38 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 138 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 164 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 345 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast

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

Day trips from Leeans

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km414 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 15 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 12 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 10 kmSE
  • East Ward Island 11 kmW

25–60 km370 places

  • Whalsay Island 26 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 53 kmNE
  • The Quey Island 30 kmN
  • Sweyn Holm Island 28 kmS

60–100 km103 places

  • Unst Island 66 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 62 kmN
  • The Vere Island 63 kmNE
  • South Holms Island 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Bekka Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands
    0.8 km NE
  • Sandsound Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.3 km E
  • Greena Island, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km E
  • Seli Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km S
  • Fore Holm Island, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km S
  • Sand Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km SE

Sources & licences

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