- Elevation
- 86 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport63 km
- EOI Eday Airport161 km
About Taftin Hill
Taftin Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 86 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Sullom Voe and Fugla Ness.
Photos of Taftin Hill
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The Kames john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Gluss Isle john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Taftin Hill
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (154 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 105 | 124 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 134 | 154 | 146 |
How to get to Taftin Hill
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 368 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 63 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 161 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 368 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 371 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taftin Hill
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km401 places
- Shetland Islands Island 15 kmSE
- Whalsay Island 24 kmSE
- Holm of Melby Island 22 kmSW
- The Ward Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km431 places
- Unst Island 42 kmNE
- Trondra Island 37 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 33 kmNE
- East Ward Island 30 kmSW
60–100 km22 places
- Lady’s Holm Island 64 kmS
- Little Holm Island 64 kmS
- Little Hallitie Mountain 62 kmS
- The Cleap Mountain 61 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sullom Village, Shetland Islands0.7 km S
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Brae Village, Shetland Islands5.7 km S
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Haggrister Village, Shetland Islands3.5 km S
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Bardister Village, Shetland Islands3.4 km N
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Scatsta Village, Shetland Islands3.6 km SE
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North Gluss Village, Shetland Islands3.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sullom Voe Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km E
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Fugla Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km E
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Stack Houlls Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km SW
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Roe Brecks Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km SW
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Knowes of Lunnister Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km S
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Green Ward Mountain, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Ness Vird Mountain, Shetland Islands2.8 km NW
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Hill of Bardister Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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The Kames Natural site, Shetland Islands3.7 km NE
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Voxter Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands3.5 km S
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Ness of Haggrister Natural site, Shetland Islands3.5 km S
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Roeroon Mountain, Shetland Islands3.1 km SW
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Calback Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands5.6 km NE
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Hill of Haggrister Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km S
Sources & licences
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