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Little Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°33′00″ N 1°16′00″ W

Map showing the location of Little Holm Little Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Housetter
3.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport75 km
EOI Eday Airport173 km

About Little Holm

Little Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Skea and Ness of West Sandwick.

Climate of Little Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (155 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).

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Climate of Little Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°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)1401031267451575978118135155148

How to get to Little Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 75 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 363 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 75 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 173 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 200 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 363 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 382 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Little Holm

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km322 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 23 kmE
  • Muckle Roe Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Linga Island 22 kmS
  • Egilsay Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km448 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 25 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 29 kmSE
  • Unst Island 31 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 48 kmS

60–100 km84 places

  • Mousa Island Island 62 kmS
  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 65 kmSW
  • Da Stacks o da Logat Island 63 kmSW
  • Mid Field Island 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Housetter Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km W
  • Skelberry Village, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km W
  • West Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands
    5.3 km NE
  • Hadd Village, Shetland Islands
    5.2 km NW
  • Burravoe Village, Shetland Islands
    5.2 km NW
  • North Roe Village, Shetland Islands
    5.6 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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