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Rumblings

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°51′00″ N 0°54′00″ W

Map showing the location of Rumblings Rumblings
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Burrafirth
5.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport110 km
EOI Eday Airport212 km

About Rumblings

Rumblings is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (110 km). Nearby sights include Vesta Skerry and Little Flugga.

Climate of Rumblings

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
May (48 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 Rumblings
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°6°9°10°11°9°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)144971257348555980118135156147

How to get to Rumblings

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 110 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 344 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 110 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 212 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 239 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast

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

Day trips from Rumblings

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 539 natural sites, 241 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Unst Island 11 kmS
  • Urie Lingey Island 24 kmS
  • Holm of Skaw Island 7 kmE
  • Hunts Holm Island 19 kmS

25–60 km318 places

  • Whalsay Island 58 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 26 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 41 kmSW
  • Little Holm Island 39 kmSW

60–100 km364 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 62 kmS
  • Trondra Island 84 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 83 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    5.6 km S
  • Skaw Village, Shetland Islands
    6.6 km SE
  • Stove Village, Shetland Islands
    6.6 km S
  • Northdale Village, Shetland Islands
    6.6 km SE
  • Quoys Village, Shetland Islands
    6.7 km S
  • Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands
    7.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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