- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport89 km
- EOI Eday Airport193 km
About Linga Island
Linga Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Gutcher and Hoga Ness.
Photos of Linga Island
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Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Linga Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 96 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to Linga Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 89 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 347 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 89 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 193 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 219 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 347 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 398 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Linga Island
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Unst Island 11 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 8 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 22 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km447 places
- Shetland Islands Island 41 kmS
- Whalsay Island 37 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 56 kmS
- Mainland Island 47 kmS
60–100 km185 places
- Trondra Island 63 kmS
- Green Holm Island 62 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 67 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 82 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Gutcher Village, Shetland Islands1.6 km W
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North Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Belmont Village, Shetland Islands2.5 km N
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Uyeasound Village, Shetland Islands4.2 km NE
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Cunnister Village, Shetland Islands3.7 km SW
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Sellafirth Village, Shetland Islands3.8 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km W
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Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2 km N -
Head of Mula Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km N -
Head of Gutcher Natural site, Shetland Islands2 km N
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Holm of Heogland Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km E
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Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands3 km SE
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Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Gallow Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km NE
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands11 km NE -
Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands8.2 km SE -
Uyea Island, Shetland Islands4.3 km E
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Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands6 km S
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Urie Lingey Island, Shetland Islands4.9 km SE
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Daaey Island, Shetland Islands5.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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