Ness of Clousta
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°18′00″ N 1°27′00″ W
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport48 km
- EOI Eday Airport144 km
About Ness of Clousta
Ness of Clousta is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Holme of Setter and Muckle Billerin.
Photos of Ness of Clousta
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Heill Head Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ness of Clousta
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 116 | 133 | 151 | 144 |
How to get to Ness of Clousta
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 144 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 Ness of Clousta
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km450 places
- Shetland Islands Island 12 kmE
- Trondra Island 22 kmSE
- Green Holm Island 20 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 15 kmSE
25–60 km357 places
- Whalsay Island 26 kmE
- Unst Island 59 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 48 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 27 kmNE
60–100 km79 places
- Urashield Mountain 84 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 87 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 84 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 84 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Clousta Village, Shetland Islands0.8 km E
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Noonsbrough Village, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Brindister Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km W
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Unifirth Village, Shetland Islands2.7 km SW
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Braewick Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km E
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Twatt Village, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Holme of Setter Island, Shetland Islands0.2 km S
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Muckle Billerin Mountain, Shetland Islands0.5 km N
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Skiords Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km SE
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Dutch Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km W
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Ness of Nounsbrough Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Roonions Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Ward of Hostigates Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Heill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km NW
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Swarbacks Head Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
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Brindister Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Virda Stane Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km S
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Berrgutters Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km NE
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Suthra Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources