South Nesting Bay
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°17′00″ N 1°05′00″ W
- Local time
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- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport47 km
- EOI Eday Airport154 km
About South Nesting Bay
South Nesting Bay is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Hill of Neap and North Holm.
Photos of South Nesting Bay
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Whalsay John Dally · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
South Isle of Gletness David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Symbister Ness Rude Health · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of South Nesting Bay
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (147 mm)
- Driest month
- May (52 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 101 | 118 | 70 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 113 | 129 | 147 | 140 |
How to get to South Nesting Bay
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 354 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 47 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 154 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 180 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 354 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 355 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from South Nesting Bay
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km370 places
- Shetland Islands Island 10 kmNW
- Whalsay Island 8 kmNE
- Trondra Island 22 kmSW
- North Isle of Gletness Island 5 kmSW
25–60 km454 places
- Unst Island 53 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 39 kmN
- Yell Island 35 kmN
- Holm of West Sandwick Island 34 kmN
60–100 km62 places
- Rumblings Island 64 kmN
- Outer Flaess Island 64 kmN
- Muckle Flugga Island 64 kmN
- Inner Flaess Island 64 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands2.6 km NW
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Housabister Village, Shetland Islands2.8 km NW
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Neap Village, Shetland Islands2.6 km N
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Eswick Village, Shetland Islands2.8 km SW
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Bretabister Village, Shetland Islands3.2 km NW
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Brough Village, Shetland Islands3.4 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hill of Neap Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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North Holm Island, Shetland Islands1.9 km SW
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Stockan Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km SW
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Es Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW
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Hog Island Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km NE
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Cunning Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.4 km W
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The Noup Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km SW
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East Voe of Skellister Natural site, Shetland Islands2.8 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Symbister Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands6.2 km NE
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Hill of Skellister Mountain, Shetland Islands4.8 km W
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Bow Field Mountain, Shetland Islands4.9 km W
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The Roonies Mountain, Shetland Islands5 km SW
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East Hill of Grunnafirth Mountain, Shetland Islands5.6 km NW
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Collifield Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.9 km N
Sources & licences
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