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Outer Holm

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°17′15″ N 1°28′34″ W

Map showing the location of Outer Holm Outer Holm
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Unifirth
0.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport47 km
EOI Eday Airport142 km

About Outer Holm

Outer Holm is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Ness of Nounsbrough and Ness of Clousta.

Climate of Outer Holm

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (151 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 Outer Holm
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227453585877116133151144

How to get to Outer Holm

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 352 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 47 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 142 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 169 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 352 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast

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

Day trips from Outer Holm

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km432 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 14 kmE
  • Trondra Island 22 kmSE
  • The Quey Island 21 kmN
  • Green Holm Island 19 kmSE

25–60 km371 places

  • Whalsay Island 28 kmE
  • Fetlar Island Island 50 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 57 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km83 places

  • Unst Island 61 kmNE
  • South Holms Island 61 kmNE
  • Rumblings Island 70 kmNE
  • Outer Flaess Island 72 kmNE

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