- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport50 km
- EOI Eday Airport145 km
About Linga
Linga is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Brindister Hill and Ward of Millderness.
Photos of Linga
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Heill Head Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Linga
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 116 | 133 | 151 | 144 |
How to get to Linga
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 355 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 50 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 145 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 171 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 355 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Linga
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km428 places
- Shetland Islands Island 14 kmE
- Trondra Island 25 kmSE
- Green Holm Island 22 kmSE
- Hoove Holm Island 18 kmSE
25–60 km381 places
- Whalsay Island 28 kmE
- Unst Island 59 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 48 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 26 kmNE
60–100 km77 places
- Urashield Mountain 86 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 88 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 86 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 86 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Brindister Village, Shetland Islands1.6 km S
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Noonsbrough Village, Shetland Islands2.2 km SE
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Unifirth Village, Shetland Islands3.1 km S
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Clousta Village, Shetland Islands3.4 km SE
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West Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands3.7 km SW
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Braewick Village, Shetland Islands5.3 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brindister Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands0.8 km E
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Ward of Millderness Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km NE
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Gruna Island, Shetland Islands0.8 km N
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Suthra Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.2 km E
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Ness of Nounsbrough Natural site, Shetland Islands1.7 km S
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Neeans Neap Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km W
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Heill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km N
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Heathery Holm Island, Shetland Islands1 km SE
Sources & licences
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