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Main Drong

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°27′45″ N 1°31′51″ W

Map showing the location of Main Drong Main Drong
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
41 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hillswick
2.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport66 km
EOI Eday Airport158 km

About Main Drong

Main Drong is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 41 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Herta Stack and Isle of Westerhouse.

Climate of Main Drong

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (52 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 Main Drong
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)1391061257452565878118136156147

How to get to Main Drong

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 371 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 66 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 158 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 185 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 371 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 377 kmeast

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

Day trips from Main Drong

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km318 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 22 kmSE
  • Brother Isle Island 17 kmE
  • Little Holm Island 17 kmNE
  • Lamba Island Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km506 places

  • Whalsay Island 33 kmSE
  • Unst Island 48 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 41 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km30 places

  • The Compass Mountain 68 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 64 kmS
  • Voe Natural site 63 kmS
  • Lambhoga Head Natural site 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hillswick Village, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km NE
  • Burnside Village, Shetland Islands
    3.4 km NE
  • Tangwick Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km NW
  • Braewick Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km NW
  • Urafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km NE
  • West Heogaland Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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