Ness of Gruting
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°36′00″ N 0°49′00″ W
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport85 km
- EOI Eday Airport191 km
About Ness of Gruting
Ness of Gruting is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Fetlar Island and The Crooans.
Photos of Ness of Gruting
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Fetlar Island Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rams Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ness of Gruting
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 135 | 94 | 120 | 71 | 49 | 55 | 56 | 78 | 114 | 128 | 149 | 141 |
How to get to Ness of Gruting
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 85 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 338 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 85 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 191 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 217 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 338 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 392 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ness of Gruting
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km180 places
- Unst Island 17 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 3 kmNW
- Brother Isle Island 25 kmW
- Yell Island 16 kmW
25–60 km512 places
- Shetland Islands Island 39 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 31 kmS
- Trondra Island 60 kmSW
- Green Holm Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km162 places
- Easter Heog Island 63 kmSW
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 77 kmS
- Muskna Field Mountain 63 kmSW
- Midi Field Mountain 72 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km NW
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The Crooans Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km SE
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Baa-neap Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km E
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Wick of Gruting Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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The Tind Natural site, Shetland Islands2.7 km E
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Little Harolds Water Lake, Shetland Islands2.4 km SE
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Outer Brough Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km NE
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Muckle Berriers Geo Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km SE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Vord Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km NW
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Rams Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.2 km SW
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Tressa Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km NW
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Furra Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km SE
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Little Muckle Berriers Geo Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km SE
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Halfers Geo Natural site, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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