Lerwick Coastguard Station
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°08′55″ N 1°08′27″ W
- Elevation
- 41 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport31 km
- EOI Eday Airport141 km
About Lerwick Coastguard Station
Lerwick Coastguard Station is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 41 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include The Knab and Brei Wick.
Photos of Lerwick Coastguard Station
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Kirkabister Ness Lighthouse Hajotthu · CC BY 3.0
Climate of Lerwick Coastguard Station
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- 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° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 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 Lerwick Coastguard Station
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 339 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 31 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 141 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 166 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 339 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 359 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lerwick Coastguard Station
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km308 places
- Shetland Islands Island 20 kmN
- Whalsay Island 22 kmNE
- Trondra Island 9 kmSW
- Sweyn Holm Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km459 places
- Fetlar Island Island 54 kmN
- The Quey Island 42 kmNW
- South Benelip Island 34 kmNE
- Mooa Island 28 kmNE
60–100 km119 places
- Unst Island 68 kmN
- The Vere Island 66 kmN
- The Vere Island 64 kmN
- South Holms Island 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Lerwick City, Shetland Islands0.6 km N -
Freefield Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.1 km N
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Garthspool Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.3 km NW
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Lowersound Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.4 km SW
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Sound Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.7 km W
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Grindiscol Village, Shetland Islands1.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Knab Natural site, Shetland Islands0.4 km SE
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Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands0.6 km W
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Leira Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.2 km E
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Holm of Mel Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km E
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Loch of Clickimin Lake, Shetland Islands1.4 km W
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South Staney Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Holm of Sound Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km SW
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Dainaberg Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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