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Natural site

Sheep Pund

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°34′38″ N 0°47′20″ W

Map showing the location of Sheep Pund Sheep Pund
Location in United Kingdom
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport83 km
EOI Eday Airport190 km

About Sheep Pund

Sheep Pund is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Furra Stack and Little Muckle Berriers Geo.

Climate of Sheep Pund

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (149 mm)
Driest month
May (49 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 Sheep Pund
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°9°11°12°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)135941207149555678114128149141

How to get to Sheep Pund

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 83 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 337 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 83 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 190 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 216 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 337 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 390 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sheep Pund

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

0–25 km174 places

  • Unst Island 20 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 6 kmNW
  • Yell Island 17 kmW
  • Holm of West Sandwick Island 23 kmW

25–60 km531 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 38 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 29 kmS
  • Trondra Island 58 kmSW
  • Green Holm Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km149 places

  • Easter Heog Island 62 kmSW
  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 75 kmSW
  • Muskna Field Mountain 62 kmSW
  • Midi Field Mountain 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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