- Elevation
- 249 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport49 km
- EOI Eday Airport137 km
About Sandness Hill
Sandness Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 249 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Dale Hill and Bay of Deepdale.
Photos of Sandness Hill
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Burrier Head Jeremy Duncan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sandness Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 73 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 115 | 132 | 152 | 143 |
How to get to Sandness Hill
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 351 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 49 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 137 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 164 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 351 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 385 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandness Hill
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km295 places
- Shetland Islands Island 23 kmE
- The Quey Island 23 kmN
- East Ward Island 11 kmSE
- Green Holm Island 10 kmE
25–60 km482 places
- Whalsay Island 38 kmE
- Trondra Island 28 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 57 kmNE
- Sweyn Holm Island 39 kmSE
60–100 km109 places
- Unst Island 67 kmNE
- The Vere Island 62 kmNE
- The Vere Island 65 kmNE
- South Holms Island 66 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dale Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km SW
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Bay of Deepdale Natural site, Shetland Islands1.6 km W
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The Spinner Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km E
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Erne's Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km SW
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Lang Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km SW
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The Kame Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km NE
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Mousa Vords Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km SE
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Cley Stacks West Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Burrier Head Natural site, Shetland Islands4.2 km S
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Ness Mountain, Shetland Islands3.5 km NE
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Stourbrough Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.8 km SE
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South Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km E
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Hill of Feilie Mountain, Shetland Islands4.4 km NW
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Simli Field Mountain, Shetland Islands4.4 km S
Sources & licences
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