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Leven Wick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°59′00″ N 1°15′00″ W

Map showing the location of Leven Wick Leven Wick
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Sandwick
1.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport12 km
EOI Eday Airport123 km

About Leven Wick

Leven Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Hos Wick and Channer Wick.

Climate of Leven Wick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
May (50 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 Leven Wick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1291031167250565875110128145138

How to get to Leven Wick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 12 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 320 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 12 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 123 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 148 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 320 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 367 kmeast

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

Day trips from Leven Wick

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 618 natural sites, 271 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Trondra Island 15 kmN
  • Sweyn Holm Island 6 kmW
  • Green Holm Island 17 kmN
  • Hoove Holm Island 23 kmN

25–60 km442 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 38 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 42 kmN
  • The Quey Island 57 kmN
  • South Benelip Island 53 kmNE

60–100 km257 places

  • Unst Island 88 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 74 kmN
  • The Vere Island 85 kmN
  • The Vere Island 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km N
  • Cumlewick Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    0.9 km NE
  • Levenwick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.4 km SW
  • Northpunds Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    1.3 km W
  • Hoswick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km NW
  • Upperton Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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