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Mountain

Neap

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°49′24″ N 0°54′20″ W

Map showing the location of Neap Neap
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
177 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Burrafirth
2.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport107 km
EOI Eday Airport210 km

About Neap

Neap is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 177 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (107 km). Nearby sights include Neapna Stack and Stackingro.

Climate of Neap

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 4° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
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 Neap
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°7°10°11°13°14°12°9°7°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Neap

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 107 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 107 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 210 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 236 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast

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

Day trips from Neap

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 545 natural sites, 253 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • Unst Island 8 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 23 kmS
  • Hascosay Island 24 kmS
  • Urie Lingey Island 21 kmS

25–60 km333 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 59 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 55 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 39 kmSW
  • Little Holm Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km357 places

  • Trondra Island 81 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 80 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 74 kmS
  • Mainland Island 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km SE
  • Quoys Village, Shetland Islands
    4 km SE
  • Stove Village, Shetland Islands
    4.2 km SE
  • Northdale Village, Shetland Islands
    5 km SE
  • Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands
    5.7 km SE
  • Gardie Village, Shetland Islands
    5.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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