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Little Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°43′41″ N 0°54′47″ W

Map showing the location of Little Holm Little Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gunnister
1.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport97 km
EOI Eday Airport200 km

About Little Holm

Little Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Unst and Hill of Colvadale.

Climate of Little Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (156 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 Little Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Little Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 97 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 344 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 97 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 200 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 227 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast

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, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km180 places

  • Unst Island 3 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 13 kmS
  • Yell Island 18 kmSW
  • Holm of West Sandwick Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km370 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 49 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 44 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 29 kmSW
  • Mainland Island 55 kmS

60–100 km303 places

  • Trondra Island 71 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 70 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 64 kmS
  • Flotta Island Island 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gunnister Village, Shetland Islands
    1.5 km SW
  • Caldback Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km NE
  • Underhoull Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km SW
  • Burragarth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.2 km SW
  • Westing Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km W
  • Wick Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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