- Elevation
- 53 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport109 km
- EOI Eday Airport211 km
About The Greing
The Greing is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (109 km). Nearby sights include Burra Stack and Urda Stack.
Photos of The Greing
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Holm of Skaw Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hill Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Herma Ness Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Greing
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 97 | 125 | 73 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 80 | 118 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to The Greing
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 109 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 344 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 109 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 211 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 238 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Greing
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 542 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Unst Island 10 kmS
- Urie Lingey Island 23 kmS
- Holm of Skaw Island 7 kmE
- Hunts Holm Island 18 kmS
25–60 km323 places
- Whalsay Island 57 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 25 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 40 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 38 kmSW
60–100 km360 places
- Shetland Islands Island 61 kmS
- Trondra Island 83 kmS
- Green Holm Island 82 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 76 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burra Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.2 km SW
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Urda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.5 km S
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Flodda Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.6 km S
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Herma Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km SW
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Hermaness Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km SE
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Stackingro Mountain, Shetland Islands1.2 km S
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Vesta Skerry Island, Shetland Islands1 km N
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Rumblings Island, Shetland Islands1 km N
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands10 km S -
Cliff Skerry Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE
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Muckle Flugga Island, Shetland Islands1.6 km NE
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Holm of Skaw Island, Shetland Islands7 km E
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Loch of Cliff Lake, Shetland Islands5.9 km S
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North Holms Island, Shetland Islands7 km SW
Sources & licences
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