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Orwick Hill

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°22′14″ N 1°23′13″ W

Map showing the location of Orwick Hill Orwick Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brae
3.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport55 km
EOI Eday Airport153 km

About Orwick Hill

Orwick Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 78 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Crog Holm and Gossaford.

Climate of Orwick Hill

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 Orwick Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Orwick Hill

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 55 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 362 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 55 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 153 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 179 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 362 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 370 kmeast

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

Day trips from Orwick Hill

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km468 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 10 kmSE
  • Whalsay Island 23 kmE
  • East Ward Island 22 kmSW
  • Vaila Island Island 23 kmSW

25–60 km374 places

  • Unst Island 50 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 29 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 40 kmNE
  • Papa Island 28 kmS

60–100 km44 places

  • Urashield Mountain 92 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 95 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 92 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    3.4 km NE
  • Busta Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km NE
  • Wethersta Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km E
  • The Houllands Village, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km NE
  • Hultness Village, Shetland Islands
    3.3 km E
  • Innbanks Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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