- Elevation
- 114 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport94 km
- EOI Eday Airport194 km
About Sandwater Hill
Sandwater Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 114 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Vigon and Moss Houll.
Photos of Sandwater Hill
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Gloup Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papil Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Mula Tom Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hoga Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Collaster Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sandwater Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 4° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 143 | 101 | 128 | 74 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 148 |
How to get to Sandwater Hill
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 94 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 352 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 94 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 194 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 221 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 352 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandwater Hill
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km222 places
- Unst Island 11 kmNE
- Fetlar Island Island 15 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 24 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 21 kmSW
25–60 km397 places
- Shetland Islands Island 44 kmS
- Whalsay Island 42 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 60 kmS
- Mainland Island 51 kmS
60–100 km235 places
- Trondra Island 67 kmS
- Green Holm Island 66 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 71 kmS
- Holm of Setter Island 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Vigon Mountain, Shetland Islands2.1 km W
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Moss Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km SE
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Aastack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km W
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Papil Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km E
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Gloup Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands2.9 km NW
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Grey Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.7 km NW
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Sula Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.7 km NW
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Wick of Breckon Natural site, Shetland Islands3 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Blue Mull Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km E -
Ness of Collaster Natural site, Shetland Islands7.7 km NE
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Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km SE
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The Keen Mountain, Shetland Islands4.8 km E
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Knowes of Bratta Mountain, Shetland Islands5.3 km SW
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Head of Mula Natural site, Shetland Islands6.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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