Ness of Brough
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°37′00″ N 0°57′00″ W
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport84 km
- EOI Eday Airport189 km
About Ness of Brough
Ness of Brough is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Hascosay and Urie Lingey.
Photos of Ness of Brough
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Fetlar Island Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ness of Brough
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 96 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to Ness of Brough
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 84 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 346 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 84 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 189 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 215 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 346 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ness of Brough
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km238 places
- Unst Island 15 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 5 kmE
- Brother Isle Island 19 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 19 kmSW
25–60 km499 places
- Shetland Islands Island 36 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 32 kmS
- Trondra Island 59 kmS
- Green Holm Island 58 kmS
60–100 km117 places
- Easter Heog Island 62 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 77 kmS
- Muskna Field Mountain 63 kmS
- Midi Field Mountain 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Brough Lodge Village, Shetland Islands0.6 km SE
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Herra Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km SE
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Fetlar Village, Shetland Islands3.3 km SE
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Tresta Village, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE
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North Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands4.9 km NW
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Houbie Village, Shetland Islands5.1 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands2.3 km W
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Urie Lingey Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km NE
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Hamara Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km E
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Daaey Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km NE -
Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
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Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands4.6 km E
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Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
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Basta Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Vord Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands4.8 km E
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Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands5.8 km W -
Tressa Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
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Rams Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands6.7 km SE -
White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands4.6 km SW -
Ness of Gruting Natural site, Shetland Islands7.5 km E
Sources & licences
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