Little Roe Island, Shetland Islands — Map and nearby sights

About Little Roe Island

Little Roe Island is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Calback Ness and Orka Voe.

Photos of Little Roe Island

Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Holm of Copister Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Little Roe Island

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: August (day 14°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: November (155 mm)
Driest month: May (54 mm)

6° 2°

7° 2°

8° 3°

11° 6°

13° 8°

14° 10°

13° 9°

10° 7°

8° 4°

7° 3°

Jan

139

Feb

106

Mar

126

Apr

75

May

54

Jun

59

Jul

60

Aug

79

Sep

118

Oct

136

Nov

155

Dec

147

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

Climate of Little Roe Island
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	7°	8°	11°	13°	14°	14°	13°	10°	8°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	139	106	126	75	54	59	60	79	118	136	155	147

How to get to Little Roe Island

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 69 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 69 kmsouth
Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 169 kmsouthwest
Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 195 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Bergen Population: 294K 363 kmeast
Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 377 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Little Roe Island

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

0–25 km355 places

Shetland Islands Island 20 kmS
Whalsay Island 24 kmSE
Muckle Roe Island Island 17 kmSW
Linga Island 17 kmS

25–60 km449 places

Unst Island 35 kmNE
Trondra Island 43 kmS
Fetlar Island Island 26 kmNE
Sanda Stour Island 40 kmS

60–100 km50 places

Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 61 kmSW
Da Noup Mountain 62 kmSW
Da Kame Mountain 61 kmSW
Da Stab Mountain 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Crooksetter Village, Shetland Islands
3.1 km S
Ollaberry Village, Shetland Islands
3.9 km W
Brough Village, Shetland Islands
4.1 km SE
Hogaland Village, Shetland Islands
5.3 km W
Bardister Village, Shetland Islands
5.2 km SW
Setter Village, Shetland Islands
5.9 km E

Little Roe Island

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
2.1 km SW
Orka Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands
1.9 km S
Lamba Island Island, Shetland Islands
2.1 km NW
Gluss Isle Natural site, Shetland Islands
3.3 km SW
Brother Isle Island, Shetland Islands
2.6 km NE
The Kames Natural site, Shetland Islands
4.1 km SW
Back of Ollaberry Mountain, Shetland Islands
3.7 km W
Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands
3.8 km S