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Muckle Billerin

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°18′16″ N 1°26′55″ W

Map showing the location of Muckle Billerin Muckle Billerin
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
76 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Clousta
1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport48 km
EOI Eday Airport145 km

About Muckle Billerin

Muckle Billerin is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 76 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Ness of Clousta and Holme of Setter.

Climate of Muckle Billerin

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
May (53 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 Muckle Billerin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227453585877116133151144

How to get to Muckle Billerin

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 354 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 48 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 145 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 171 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 354 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 374 kmeast

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

Day trips from Muckle Billerin

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km447 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 12 kmE
  • Trondra Island 23 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 20 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 16 kmSE

25–60 km363 places

  • Whalsay Island 26 kmE
  • Unst Island 59 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 47 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 26 kmNE

60–100 km76 places

  • Urashield Mountain 85 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 87 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 85 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 85 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Clousta Village, Shetland Islands
    1 km SE
  • Noonsbrough Village, Shetland Islands
    1.1 km SW
  • Brindister Village, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km W
  • Unifirth Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km SW
  • Braewick Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km E
  • Twatt Village, Shetland Islands
    4.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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