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Ness of Olnesfirth

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°28′26″ N 1°27′03″ W

Map showing the location of Ness of Olnesfirth Ness of Olnesfirth
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Urafirth
1.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport67 km
EOI Eday Airport161 km

About Ness of Olnesfirth

Ness of Olnesfirth is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 124 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Hamar Voe and Ura Firth.

Climate of Ness of Olnesfirth

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 Olnesfirth
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°9°10°8°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Ness of Olnesfirth

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 373 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 67 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 161 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 188 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 373 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 373 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ness of Olnesfirth

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

0–25 km346 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 20 kmSE
  • Muckle Roe Island Island 12 kmS
  • Linga Island 14 kmS
  • Egilsay Island 7 kmS

25–60 km473 places

  • Whalsay Island 30 kmSE
  • Unst Island 44 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 41 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 36 kmNE

60–100 km35 places

  • Lady’s Holm Island 68 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 68 kmS
  • Loch of Spiggie Lake 61 kmS
  • Stack o' da Noup Mountain 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Urafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km NW
  • Hillswick Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km W
  • Burnside Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km NW
  • Assater Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km N
  • Nibon Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km S
  • Heylor Village, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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