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Stacks of Skroo North

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°33′15″ N 1°37′55″ W

Map showing the location of Stacks of Skroo North Stacks of Skroo North
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Virkie
41 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport41 km
EOI Eday Airport76 km

About Stacks of Skroo North

Stacks of Skroo North is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 52 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Easter Loder Stack and Ward Hill.

Climate of Stacks of Skroo North

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
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).

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Climate of Stacks of Skroo North
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°7°9°11°13°14°15°13°11°9°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°3°5°7°9°10°8°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)117931036547545671103118133125

How to get to Stacks of Skroo North

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 41 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 270 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 41 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 76 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 270 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 353 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 399 kmeast

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

Day trips from Stacks of Skroo North

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 592 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Urashield Mountain 1 kmE
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 3 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 1 kmSE
  • Wirrvie Burn River 1 kmSE

25–60 km119 places

  • Mousa Island Island 56 kmNE
  • Little Havra Island Island 54 kmN
  • Mid Field Island 56 kmNE
  • Scroo Mountain 59 kmN

60–100 km703 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 88 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 94 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 91 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Virkie Village, Shetland Islands
    41 km NE
  • Sumburgh Village, Shetland Islands
    40 km NE
  • Scatness Village, Shetland Islands
    40 km NE
  • Grutness Village, Shetland Islands
    41 km NE
  • Toab Village, Shetland Islands
    42 km NE
  • Hestingott Village, Shetland Islands
    42 km NE

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