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Natural site

Ness of West Sandwick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°34′00″ N 1°12′00″ W

Ness of West Sandwick
Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
23 m
above sea level
Nearest town
West Sandwick
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport77 km
EOI Eday Airport177 km

About Ness of West Sandwick

Ness of West Sandwick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Southladie Voe and The Ladions.

Climate of Ness of West Sandwick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
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).

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Climate of Ness of West Sandwick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1401031267451575978118135155148

How to get to Ness of West Sandwick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 77 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 359 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 77 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 177 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 203 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 359 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 385 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ness of West Sandwick

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

0–25 km337 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 19 kmE
  • Brother Isle Island 6 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 4 kmSW
  • Lamba Island Island 7 kmSW

25–60 km427 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 27 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 29 kmSE
  • Unst Island 27 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 50 kmS

60–100 km90 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 69 kmS
  • Midi Field Mountain 64 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 78 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 75 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • West Sandwick Village, Shetland Islands
    1.2 km NE
  • West Yell Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km S
  • Setter Village, Shetland Islands
    5.7 km S
  • Housetter Village, Shetland Islands
    7.5 km W
  • Skelberry Village, Shetland Islands
    7.6 km W
  • Isbister Village, Shetland Islands
    7.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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