Ness of Galtagarth
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°30′00″ N 1°06′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport70 km
- EOI Eday Airport173 km
About Ness of Galtagarth
Ness of Galtagarth is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Orfasay and Hamna Voe.
Photos of Ness of Galtagarth
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Orfasay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lunna Holm See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Queyon Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ness of Galtagarth
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 101 | 120 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 77 | 114 | 130 | 149 | 142 |
How to get to Ness of Galtagarth
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 354 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 70 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 173 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 200 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 354 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ness of Galtagarth
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km377 places
- Shetland Islands Island 21 kmS
- Whalsay Island 20 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 18 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 8 kmW
25–60 km413 places
- Unst Island 30 kmNE
- Trondra Island 44 kmS
- Green Holm Island 43 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 36 kmS
60–100 km64 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 62 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 71 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 68 kmS
- Mossy Hill Mountain 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orfasay Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Hamna Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Ness of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km E
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Bay of Ulsta Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW -
Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Burra Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km E
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Heoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km E
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Evra Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands5.5 km NW
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Ness of Sound Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km W
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands9.2 km NW -
Ness of Gossabrough Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km NE
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Ness of Queyon Natural site, Shetland Islands7.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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