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Natural site

Ness of Hillswick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°28′00″ N 1°30′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ness of Hillswick Ness of Hillswick
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hillswick
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport66 km
EOI Eday Airport159 km

About Ness of Hillswick

Ness of Hillswick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Ber Dale and Oris Field.

Climate of Ness of Hillswick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (154 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).

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Climate of Ness of Hillswick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°9°11°13°15°15°13°11°9°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Ness of Hillswick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 372 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 66 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 159 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 186 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 372 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ness of Hillswick

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km329 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 21 kmSE
  • Brother Isle Island 16 kmE
  • Little Holm Island 16 kmNE
  • Lamba Island Island 13 kmNE

25–60 km494 places

  • Whalsay Island 32 kmSE
  • Unst Island 46 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 41 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 39 kmNE

60–100 km31 places

  • The Compass Mountain 68 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 65 kmS
  • Voe Natural site 63 kmS
  • Lambhoga Head Natural site 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hillswick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.2 km NE
  • Burnside Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km N
  • Urafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km NE
  • Nibon Village, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km SE
  • Assater Village, Shetland Islands
    4.3 km NE
  • Braewick Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km NW

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