- Elevation
- 28 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport77 km
- EOI Eday Airport180 km
About Otterswick
Otterswick is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 28 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Otters Wick and South Ward of Reafirth.
Photos of Otterswick
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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 Otterswick
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · 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° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 142 | 102 | 127 | 75 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 155 | 148 |
How to get to Otterswick
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 77 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 351 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 77 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 180 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 206 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 351 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 385 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Otterswick
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km313 places
- Unst Island 24 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 12 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 11 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 12 kmW
25–60 km451 places
- Shetland Islands Island 28 kmS
- Whalsay Island 25 kmS
- Trondra Island 51 kmS
- Green Holm Island 49 kmS
60–100 km91 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.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Otters Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km SE
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South Ward of Reafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km NW
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Ness of Queyon Natural site, Shetland Islands2.2 km E
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Gossabrough Wick of Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km SE
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Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands7.1 km NE
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Hill of Arisdale Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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