- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport88 km
- EOI Eday Airport191 km
About North Sandwick
North Sandwick is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 1 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Sand Wick and Basta Ness.
Photos of North Sandwick
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Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of North Sandwick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (155 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 102 | 127 | 75 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to North Sandwick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 348 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 88 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 191 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 217 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 348 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 396 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from North Sandwick
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km244 places
- Unst Island 13 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 8 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 20 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 19 kmSW
25–60 km460 places
- Shetland Islands Island 39 kmS
- Whalsay Island 36 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 54 kmS
- Mainland Island 45 kmS
60–100 km151 places
- Trondra Island 62 kmS
- Green Holm Island 60 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 65 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 80 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands0.3 km S
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Basta Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.4 km S -
Hill of Gutcher Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km N
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Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands3.7 km E
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Hill of Bixsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km NW
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Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands4.5 km S
Sources & licences
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