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Mountain

Ness Vird

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°27′50″ N 1°23′35″ W

Map showing the location of Ness Vird Ness Vird
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
122 m
above sea level
Nearest town
North Gluss
2.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport65 km
EOI Eday Airport162 km

About Ness Vird

Ness Vird is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 122 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Yamna Field and Green Ward.

Climate of Ness Vird

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 Vird
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 Vird

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 370 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 65 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 162 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 188 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 370 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 372 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ness Vird

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

0–25 km375 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 18 kmSE
  • Brother Isle Island 11 kmNE
  • Mainland Island 23 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 12 kmNE

25–60 km449 places

  • Whalsay Island 27 kmSE
  • Unst Island 42 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 39 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 34 kmNE

60–100 km30 places

  • The Compass Mountain 67 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 64 kmS
  • Voe Natural site 61 kmS
  • Lambhoga Head Natural site 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • North Gluss Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km NE
  • Bardister Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km NE
  • Sullom Village, Shetland Islands
    3.3 km SE
  • Hogaland Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km NE
  • Nibon Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km SW
  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    7.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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