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Natural site

Sella Ness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°27′00″ N 1°17′00″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Sella Ness
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport64 km
EOI Eday Airport163 km

About Sella Ness

Sella Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Voe of Scatsta and Garths Voe.

Climate of Sella Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Sella Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°14°13°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1391061267554596079118136155147

How to get to Sella Ness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 364 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 64 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 163 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 190 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 364 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 371 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sella Ness

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

0–25 km406 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 14 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 21 kmSE
  • The Ward Island 23 kmSW
  • Little Ossa Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km426 places

  • Unst Island 40 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 37 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 29 kmNE
  • East Ward Island 32 kmSW

60–100 km22 places

  • Lady’s Holm Island 65 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 65 kmS
  • Little Hallitie Mountain 62 kmS
  • The Cleap Mountain 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sella Ness Village, Shetland Islands
    1.3 km SE
  • Graven Village, Shetland Islands
    1.4 km SE
  • Scatsta Village, Shetland Islands
    2.3 km S
  • Crooksetter Village, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km NE
  • Brae Village, Shetland Islands
    7.1 km SW
  • Sullom Village, Shetland Islands
    4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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