Robert Tait's Hill
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°16′11″ N 1°30′11″ W
- Elevation
- 81 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport45 km
- EOI Eday Airport140 km
About Robert Tait's Hill
Robert Tait's Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 81 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Ward of Browland and Mid Field.
Photos of Robert Tait's Hill
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Heill Head Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Robert Tait's Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 73 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 115 | 132 | 152 | 143 |
How to get to Robert Tait's Hill
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 350 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 45 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 140 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 166 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 350 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 377 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Robert Tait's Hill
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km403 places
- Shetland Islands Island 16 kmE
- Trondra Island 21 kmSE
- The Quey Island 23 kmN
- Green Holm Island 18 kmSE
25–60 km393 places
- Whalsay Island 30 kmE
- Fetlar Island Island 52 kmNE
- The Vere Island 59 kmNE
- Sweyn Holm Island 35 kmS
60–100 km90 places
- Unst Island 63 kmNE
- The Vere Island 61 kmNE
- South Holms Island 63 kmNE
- Rumblings Island 73 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Unifirth Village, Shetland Islands2.1 km N
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West Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands3.1 km NW
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Stanydale Village, Shetland Islands3.1 km S
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Hestaford Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km S
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Browland Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km S
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West Houlland Village, Shetland Islands3.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ward of Browland Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km S
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Mid Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
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Twatt Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km SE
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Outer Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km NE
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Ness of Nounsbrough Natural site, Shetland Islands3.6 km N
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Ward of Scollan Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km NW
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Gallow Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km SW
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Ness of Clousta Natural site, Shetland Islands4.5 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Dutch Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km N
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Virda Stane Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km E
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Dalsa Field Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km W
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Neeans Neap Natural site, Shetland Islands5.3 km N
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Crokna Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands4.5 km NW
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Skiords Mountain, Shetland Islands4.5 km NE
Sources & licences
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