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Ronas Hill

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°32′02″ N 1°26′45″ W

Map showing the location of Ronas Hill Ronas Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
450 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Heylor
2.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport73 km
EOI Eday Airport167 km

About Ronas Hill

Ronas Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 450 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Mid Field and Ronas Voe.

Climate of Ronas Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 2° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (162 mm)
Driest month
May (55 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 Ronas Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°3°4°6°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Average low (°C)0°0°0°1°3°6°7°8°6°4°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1461101327855596282124142162154

How to get to Ronas Hill

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 373 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 73 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 167 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 194 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 373 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 380 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ronas Hill

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km277 places

  • Muckle Roe Island Island 19 kmS
  • Linga Island 20 kmS
  • Egilsay Island 13 kmS
  • North Egilsay Island 14 kmS

25–60 km508 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 26 kmSE
  • Whalsay Island 34 kmSE
  • Unst Island 39 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 47 kmS

60–100 km69 places

  • Mousa Island Island 62 kmS
  • Mid Field Island 61 kmS
  • The Hamars Mountain 61 kmS
  • The Haa Mountain 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Heylor Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km SW
  • Assater Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km S
  • Voe Village, Shetland Islands
    3.9 km SE
  • North Collafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    4.6 km E
  • Urafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    5.2 km S
  • Burnside Village, Shetland Islands
    5.9 km SW

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