Ness of Gossabrough
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°32′00″ N 1°01′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport75 km
- EOI Eday Airport179 km
About Ness of Gossabrough
Ness of Gossabrough is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Gossabrough Wick of and Ness of Queyon.
Photos of Ness of Gossabrough
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Orfasay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
White Hill of Vatsetter Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Queyon Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Hevdagarth Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Galtagarth Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Ness of Gossabrough
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 102 | 127 | 75 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Ness of Gossabrough
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 75 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 349 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 75 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 179 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 205 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 349 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 383 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ness of Gossabrough
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km312 places
- Whalsay Island 22 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 12 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 12 kmW
- Little Holm Island 14 kmW
25–60 km457 places
- Shetland Islands Island 27 kmSW
- Unst Island 25 kmN
- Trondra Island 49 kmS
- Green Holm Island 48 kmS
60–100 km85 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 67 kmS
- Midi Field Mountain 62 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 76 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Gossabrough Village, Shetland Islands1.5 km W
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Aywick Village, Shetland Islands3.1 km N
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Otterswick Village, Shetland Islands3.3 km NW
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Upper Neapaback Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands3.9 km SW
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Burravoe Village, Shetland Islands4.3 km SW
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Littlester Village, Shetland Islands4.8 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gossabrough Wick of Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Ness of Queyon Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Otters Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Heoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Burra Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km SW
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Burra Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SW
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South Ward of Reafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands5.2 km NW
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White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands7.7 km N
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Rams Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands8.2 km NE -
Ness of Galtagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km SW
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Hill of Lussetter Mountain, Shetland Islands6.6 km N
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands11 km W -
Kame of Sandwick Mountain, Shetland Islands7.4 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources