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Natural site

Ness of Setter

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°26′00″ N 1°07′00″ W

Map showing the location of Ness of Setter Ness of Setter
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Hamnavoe
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport63 km
EOI Eday Airport167 km

About Ness of Setter

Ness of Setter is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Fish Holm and Hamnavoe Field.

Climate of Ness of Setter

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (149 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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 Setter
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341011207251585777114130149142

How to get to Ness of Setter

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 355 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 63 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 167 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 193 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 355 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 371 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ness of Setter

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

0–25 km389 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 14 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 13 kmSE
  • Fetlar Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km430 places

  • Unst Island 38 kmN
  • Trondra Island 36 kmS
  • Sanda Stour Island 35 kmSW
  • Papa Island 38 kmS

60–100 km35 places

  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 63 kmSW
  • Da Stacks o da Logat Island 62 kmSW
  • Da Noup Mountain 64 kmSW
  • Da Kame Mountain 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km SE
  • Mossbank Village, Shetland Islands
    4.6 km NW
  • Firth Village, Shetland Islands
    4.7 km W
  • Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands
    6.1 km S
  • Lunning Village, Shetland Islands
    6.1 km S
  • Copister Village, Shetland Islands
    6.4 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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