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Natural site

Suther Ness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°22′00″ N 1°00′00″ W

Map showing the location of Suther Ness Suther Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Brough
0.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport57 km
EOI Eday Airport165 km

About Suther Ness

Suther Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Kirk Ness and Wether Holm.

Climate of Suther Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (146 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 Suther Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°2°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)131981187049565776113128146139

How to get to Suther Ness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 349 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 57 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 165 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 190 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 349 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 365 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Suther Ness

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 595 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km279 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 14 kmW
  • Whalsay Island 4 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 21 kmNW
  • Mainland Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km561 places

  • Unst Island 43 kmN
  • Trondra Island 32 kmSW
  • Fetlar Island Island 29 kmN
  • Green Holm Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km32 places

  • Urashield Mountain 97 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 100 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 97 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brough Village, Shetland Islands
    0.3 km SE
  • Symbister Village, Shetland Islands
    3.1 km SW
  • Challister Village, Shetland Islands
    1.4 km E
  • Marrister Village, Shetland Islands
    1.5 km SW
  • Vats-houll Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km E
  • Hamister Village, Shetland Islands
    2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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