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Sothers Field

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°49′01″ N 0°50′07″ W

Map showing the location of Sothers Field Sothers Field
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
238 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Northdale
1.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport108 km
EOI Eday Airport211 km

About Sothers Field

Sothers Field is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 238 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (108 km). Nearby sights include Saxa Vord and Birka Stack.

Climate of Sothers Field

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 4° · 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).

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Climate of Sothers Field
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°5°7°9°11°13°13°11°9°7°5°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Sothers Field

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 108 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 108 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 211 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 237 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 341 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sothers Field

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 543 natural sites, 251 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Unst Island 8 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 22 kmS
  • Hascosay Island 24 kmS
  • The Tind Natural site 24 kmS

25–60 km320 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 59 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 54 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 40 kmSW
  • Little Holm Island 38 kmSW

60–100 km364 places

  • Trondra Island 82 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 81 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 74 kmS
  • Mainland Island 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Northdale Village, Shetland Islands
    1.6 km SE
  • Valsgarth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km S
  • Norwick Village, Shetland Islands
    2.1 km SE
  • Skaw Village, Shetland Islands
    2.6 km E
  • Stove Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km SW
  • Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.9 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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