- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport76 km
- EOI Eday Airport180 km
About Otters Wick
Otters Wick is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Ness of Queyon and Ness of Gossabrough.
Photos of Otters Wick
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Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
White Hill of Vatsetter Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Queyon Alan Bowring · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Hevdagarth Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Galtagarth Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Otters Wick
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 Otters Wick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 76 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 350 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 76 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 180 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 206 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 350 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 384 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Otters Wick
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km309 places
- Whalsay Island 24 kmS
- Unst Island 24 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 12 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 12 kmW
25–60 km454 places
- Shetland Islands Island 28 kmSW
- Trondra Island 50 kmS
- Green Holm Island 49 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 43 kmS
60–100 km91 places
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 68 kmS
- Midi Field Mountain 63 kmS
- The Compass Mountain 77 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 75 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Aywick Village, Shetland Islands1.1 km N
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Otterswick Village, Shetland Islands1.3 km NW
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Gossabrough Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km S
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Upper Neapaback Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands5.4 km S
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Mid Yell Village, Shetland Islands5.9 km N
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Littlester Village, Shetland Islands6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ness of Queyon Natural site, Shetland Islands0.9 km E
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Ness of Gossabrough Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SE
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Gossabrough Wick of Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km S
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South Ward of Reafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km NW
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White Hill of Vatsetter Mountain, Shetland Islands4.1 km NE
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Hill of Lussetter Mountain, Shetland Islands4.6 km N
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Hill of Arisdale Island, Shetland Islands3.9 km W
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Head of Hevdagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Rams Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands8.4 km E -
Kame of Sandwick Mountain, Shetland Islands5.7 km NW
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Ness of Galtagarth Natural site, Shetland Islands6.7 km SW
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Ness of West Sandwick Natural site, Shetland Islands9.3 km W -
Heoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km S
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Mid Yell Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km N
Sources & licences
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