- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport64 km
- EOI Eday Airport167 km
About Linga Island
Linga Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Fish Holm and Samphrey.
Photos of Linga Island
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Orfasay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lunna Holm See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Copister Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Linga Island
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Linga Island
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 357 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 64 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 167 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 193 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 357 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 372 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 km413 places
- Shetland Islands Island 15 kmS
- Whalsay Island 16 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 24 kmNE
- Muckle Roe Island Island 18 kmSW
25–60 km405 places
- Unst Island 36 kmNE
- Trondra Island 38 kmS
- Sanda Stour Island 36 kmS
- Papa Island 39 kmS
60–100 km36 places
- Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 63 kmSW
- Da Stacks o da Logat Island 61 kmSW
- Da Noup Mountain 63 kmSW
- Da Kame Mountain 63 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fish Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Samphrey Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km N -
Firths Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Wether Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Hill of Lee Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Ness of Setter Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Swinister Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
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Fora Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands4.6 km NE
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Lunna Holm Island, Shetland Islands6.4 km E
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Shetland Islands Island, Shetland Islands15 km S
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Bigga Island Island, Shetland Islands5.9 km N
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands5.9 km NE
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Little Linga Island, Shetland Islands11 km SE
Sources & licences
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