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Mountain

Ness of Houll

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°23′16″ N 1°24′22″ W

Map showing the location of Ness of Houll Ness of Houll
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
82 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brae
3.1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport57 km
EOI Eday Airport154 km

About Ness of Houll

Ness of Houll is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 82 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Ness of Culsetter and Gossaford.

Climate of Ness of Houll

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
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 Houll
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Ness of Houll

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 364 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 57 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 154 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 180 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 364 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 371 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ness of Houll

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km452 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 12 kmSE
  • Whalsay Island 24 kmE
  • North Havra Island Island 25 kmS
  • Holm of Califf Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km396 places

  • Unst Island 50 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 31 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 39 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 45 kmNE

60–100 km38 places

  • Outer Flaess Island 61 kmNE
  • Inner Flaess Island 61 kmNE
  • Holm of Skaw Island 60 kmNE
  • Horse Island Island 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    3.1 km E
  • Busta Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km E
  • Innbanks Village, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km N
  • The Houllands Village, Shetland Islands
    3.4 km E
  • Mangaster Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km N
  • Wethersta Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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