Ness of Sound
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°31′00″ N 1°11′00″ W
- Elevation
- 67 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport71 km
- EOI Eday Airport172 km
About Ness of Sound
Ness of Sound is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Uynarey Island and Evra Houll.
Photos of Ness of Sound
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Samphrey Richard Griffiths · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Orfasay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Fish Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of West Sandwick Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Holm of Copister Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ness of Sound
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 103 | 126 | 74 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Ness of Sound
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 358 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 71 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 172 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 199 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 358 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 379 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ness of Sound
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km378 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmS
- Whalsay Island 23 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 21 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 3 kmW
25–60 km408 places
- Unst Island 31 kmNE
- Trondra Island 45 kmS
- Green Holm Island 43 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 37 kmS
60–100 km68 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 63 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 73 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 70 kmS
- Hallilee Mountain 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Uynarey Island Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km W
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Evra Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km N
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Bigga Island Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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Bay of Ulsta Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Brother Isle Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Holm of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km SE
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
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Ness of Galtagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands6.6 km SW
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The Kames Natural site, Shetland Islands8.5 km SW -
Bolla Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
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Southladie Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
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Ness of Copister Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km SE
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The Ladions Mountain, Shetland Islands6.6 km N
Sources & licences
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