- Elevation
- 132 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport43 km
- EOI Eday Airport76 km
About Sheep Rock
Sheep Rock is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 132 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Vaasetter and Fair Isle.
Climate of Sheep Rock
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- May (47 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to Sheep Rock
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 43 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 267 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 43 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 76 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 97 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 267 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 350 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 399 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sheep Rock
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Urashield Mountain 3 kmN
- Skroo Mountain 3 kmN
- Wirrvie Burn River 2 kmN
- Burn of Furse River 2 kmN
25–60 km108 places
- Mousa Island Island 58 kmNE
- Little Havra Island Island 57 kmN
- Mid Field Island 58 kmNE
- Hamari Field Mountain 60 kmN
60–100 km687 places
- Shetland Islands Island 91 kmN
- Whalsay Island 97 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 90 kmSW
- Rousay Island 90 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vaasetter Mountain, Shetland Islands0.3 km W
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Fair Isle Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km NW
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The Fless Island, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Reeva Head Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
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Hundi Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km W
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The Burrian Island, Shetland Islands1.7 km SW
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Hoiliff Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km NW
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Lang Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km W
Sources & licences
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