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Papa Little

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°20′00″ N 1°23′00″ W

Map showing the location of Papa Little Papa Little
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Gonfirth
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport51 km
EOI Eday Airport149 km

About Papa Little

Papa Little is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include North Ward and South Ward.

Climate of Papa Little

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · 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 Papa Little
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227453585877116133151144

How to get to Papa Little

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 358 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 51 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 149 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 176 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 358 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 370 kmeast

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

Day trips from Papa Little

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

0–25 km480 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 8 kmE
  • Whalsay Island 22 kmE
  • Trondra Island 25 kmS
  • East Ward Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km342 places

  • Unst Island 54 kmNE
  • Fetlar Island Island 42 kmNE
  • Little Ossa Island 27 kmNW
  • Isle of Noss Island 29 kmSE

60–100 km64 places

  • Urashield Mountain 88 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 91 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 88 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gonfirth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km E
  • Braewick Village, Shetland Islands
    3.1 km S
  • East Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km SE
  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    7.2 km N
  • Wethersta Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km NE
  • Clousta Village, Shetland Islands
    4.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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