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Natural site

Scat Ness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°52′15″ N 1°18′30″ W

Map showing the location of Scat Ness Scat Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Scatness
0.5 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport1 km
EOI Eday Airport112 km

About Scat Ness

Scat Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (1 km). Nearby sights include Little Holm and Ness of Burgi.

Climate of Scat Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (145 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).

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Climate of Scat Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1291031167250565875110128145138

How to get to Scat Ness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 1 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 307 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 1 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 112 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 136 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 307 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 373 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 391 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Scat Ness

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 605 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

  • Sweyn Holm Island 11 kmN
  • West Burra Island Island 23 kmN
  • South Havra Island Island 18 kmN
  • Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 11 kmN

25–60 km422 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 50 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 55 kmN
  • Trondra Island 27 kmN
  • Mooa Island 60 kmN

60–100 km357 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 87 kmN
  • The Quey Island 68 kmN
  • The Vere Island 98 kmN
  • The Vere Island 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Scatness Village, Shetland Islands
    0.5 km N
  • Sumburgh Village, Shetland Islands
    1.2 km E
  • Virkie Village, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km N
  • Grutness Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km E
  • Exnaboe Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km NE
  • Toab Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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