- Elevation
- 228 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport9 km
- EOI Eday Airport120 km
About Mossy Hill
Mossy Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 228 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Hallilee and Ward of Scousburgh.
Photos of Mossy Hill
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Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Mossy Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (145 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Mossy Hill
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 9 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 317 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 9 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 120 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 145 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 317 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 370 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mossy Hill
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 615 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km177 places
- Trondra Island 17 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 3 kmW
- Green Holm Island 19 kmN
- West Burra Island Island 13 kmN
25–60 km451 places
- Shetland Islands Island 40 kmN
- Whalsay Island 45 kmN
- The Quey Island 58 kmN
- South Benelip Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km265 places
- Unst Island 91 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 77 kmN
- The Vere Island 88 kmN
- The Vere Island 86 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Stonybrake Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.1 km NE
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Southpunds Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.4 km E
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Gord Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.5 km NE
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Upperton Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE
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Cannygates Village, Shetland Islands1.9 km NW
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Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands4.8 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hallilee Mountain, Shetland Islands1.1 km N
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Ward of Scousburgh Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km SW
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Bay of Scousburgh Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km SW
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Inns Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.8 km W
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Hevda Cletts Island, Shetland Islands2.8 km W
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Saint Ninian’s Bay Natural site, Shetland Islands3.2 km W
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Channer Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km NE
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High Herbi Clett Island, Shetland Islands3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ness of Ireland Natural site, Shetland Islands5.3 km NW
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Grey Noup Natural site, Shetland Islands5.3 km SW
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Midi Field Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km N
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Muckle Fogla Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands4.3 km NW
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Lambhoga Head Natural site, Shetland Islands5.3 km S
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Stack of Whalegeo Mountain, Shetland Islands4.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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