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Loch of Cliff

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°47′17″ N 0°53′59″ W

Map showing the location of Loch of Cliff Loch of Cliff
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
70 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Quoys
1.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport104 km
EOI Eday Airport206 km

About Loch of Cliff

Loch of Cliff is a lake. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 70 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (104 km). Nearby sights include Houllna Gruna and Knowe of Gue.

Climate of Loch of Cliff

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 Loch of Cliff
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 Loch of Cliff

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 104 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 104 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 206 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 233 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast

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

Day trips from Loch of Cliff

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 565 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km152 places

  • Unst Island 4 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 19 kmS
  • Hascosay Island 20 kmS
  • White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km329 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 55 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 51 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 35 kmSW
  • Little Holm Island 33 kmSW

60–100 km349 places

  • Trondra Island 78 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 76 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 70 kmS
  • Mainland Island 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Quoys Village, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km E
  • Hulland Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km S
  • Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km NE
  • Stove Village, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km E
  • Baliasta Village, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km S
  • Gardie Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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