- Elevation
- 64 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport47 km
- EOI Eday Airport145 km
About Roonions
Roonions is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 64 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Braewick and Skiords.
Photos of Roonions
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Heill Head Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Roonions
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).
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° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 77 | 116 | 133 | 151 | 144 |
How to get to Roonions
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 354 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 47 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 145 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 171 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 354 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 372 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Roonions
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km461 places
- Shetland Islands Island 10 kmE
- Whalsay Island 24 kmE
- Trondra Island 22 kmS
- Green Holm Island 19 kmS
25–60 km349 places
- Unst Island 58 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 46 kmNE
- Brother Isle Island 26 kmNE
- Little Holm Island 29 kmN
60–100 km76 places
- Urashield Mountain 84 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 87 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 84 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 85 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Clousta Village, Shetland Islands1.1 km W
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Braewick Village, Shetland Islands1.4 km NE
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Noonsbrough Village, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Aith Village, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
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Twatt Village, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Brindister Village, Shetland Islands4.2 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Braewick Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km E
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Skiords Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Ness of Clousta Natural site, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Aith Ness Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km N
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The Dudd Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km SE
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Muckle Billerin Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
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Berrgutters Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km N
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Holme of Setter Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Ness of Nounsbrough Natural site, Shetland Islands3.6 km W
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Heill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands5.2 km NW
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Ward of Hostigates Mountain, Shetland Islands2.3 km NW
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Virda Stane Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km S
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Swarbacks Head Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km NW
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Dutch Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km W
Sources & licences
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