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Sandwick Field

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°28′52″ N 1°29′34″ W

Map showing the location of Sandwick Field Sandwick Field
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hillswick
0.6 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport68 km
EOI Eday Airport161 km

About Sandwick Field

Sandwick Field is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 56 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Sand Wick and The Quey.

Climate of Sandwick Field

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (154 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).

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Climate of Sandwick Field
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)1381051247453575978118134154146

How to get to Sandwick Field

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 373 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 68 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 161 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 373 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 375 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sandwick Field

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 22 kmSE
  • Muckle Roe Island Island 13 kmS
  • Linga Island 16 kmSE
  • Egilsay Island 8 kmSE

25–60 km492 places

  • Whalsay Island 33 kmSE
  • Unst Island 45 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 42 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 38 kmNE

60–100 km37 places

  • Lady’s Holm Island 69 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 69 kmS
  • Loch of Spiggie Lake 62 kmS
  • Stack o' da Noup Mountain 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hillswick Village, Shetland Islands
    0.6 km S
  • Burnside Village, Shetland Islands
    0.7 km N
  • Urafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km NE
  • Assater Village, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km NE
  • Heylor Village, Shetland Islands
    3.5 km NE
  • Braewick Village, Shetland Islands
    4 km W

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