Skip to content
Geonivora
Mountain

Muckle Houll

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°14′36″ N 1°36′06″ W

Map showing the location of Muckle Houll Muckle Houll
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
91 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Burraland
1.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport44 km
EOI Eday Airport135 km

About Muckle Houll

Muckle Houll is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 91 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Stourbrough Hill and Hogan.

Climate of Muckle Houll

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (152 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Muckle Houll
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227352575876115132152143

How to get to Muckle Houll

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 346 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 44 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 135 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 161 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 346 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 383 kmeast

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

Day trips from Muckle Houll

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

0–25 km318 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 22 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 23 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 20 kmSE
  • East Ward Island 5 kmS

25–60 km449 places

  • Whalsay Island 36 kmE
  • Fetlar Island Island 58 kmNE
  • The Quey Island 26 kmN
  • Sweyn Holm Island 34 kmSE

60–100 km119 places

  • Unst Island 69 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 64 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 67 kmNE
  • Wedder Holm Island 60 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Burraland Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km S
  • Mid Walls Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km W
  • Brunatwatt Village, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km E
  • Stove Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km SE
  • Walls Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km SE
  • Dale of Walls Village, Shetland Islands
    4.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: