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Russaness Hill

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°13′33″ N 1°20′00″ W

Map showing the location of Russaness Hill Russaness Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
200 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cott
1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport39 km
EOI Eday Airport141 km

About Russaness Hill

Russaness Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 200 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Greena and South Hill.

Climate of Russaness Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (153 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 Russaness Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°7°10°12°13°14°12°10°7°5°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1371071257655606079118135153146

How to get to Russaness Hill

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 39 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 346 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 39 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 141 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 167 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 346 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 368 kmeast

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

Day trips from Russaness Hill

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km426 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 12 kmNE
  • Whalsay Island 23 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 12 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 10 kmS

25–60 km369 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 51 kmNE
  • The Quey Island 29 kmN
  • The Vere Island 60 kmN
  • The Vere Island 60 kmNE

60–100 km91 places

  • Unst Island 63 kmNE
  • South Holms Island 64 kmN
  • Rumblings Island 73 kmN
  • Round Holm Island 60 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cott Village, Shetland Islands
    1 km E
  • Sandsound Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km W
  • Hellister Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km E
  • Kalliness Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km E
  • Sound Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km NE
  • Tresta Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km N

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