- Elevation
- 284 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport109 km
- EOI Eday Airport212 km
About Saxa Vord
Saxa Vord is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 284 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Birka Stack and Brei Wick.
Photos of Saxa Vord
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Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hill Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Saxa Vord
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Saxa Vord
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 109 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 341 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 109 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 212 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 238 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 341 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Saxa Vord
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 541 natural sites, 249 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km113 places
- Unst Island 9 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 24 kmS
- Urie Lingey Island 22 kmS
- Holm of Skaw Island 4 kmE
25–60 km317 places
- Whalsay Island 56 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 41 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 39 kmSW
- Lamba Island Island 42 kmSW
60–100 km368 places
- Shetland Islands Island 60 kmS
- Trondra Island 83 kmS
- Green Holm Island 82 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 75 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Birka Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km NW
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Brei Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands0.8 km NE
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Leera Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1 km NW
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Sothers Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km S
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Ruska Kame Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km N
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Hevda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km NE
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Gerva Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km NE
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Burra Firth Natural site, Shetland Islands1.5 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Hill Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.3 km E
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Herma Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.2 km W
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Hermaness Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
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Flodda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km W
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Stackingro Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km W
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Urda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.5 km W
Sources & licences
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