- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport90 km
- EOI Eday Airport195 km
About The Hog
The Hog is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Wedder Holm and Uyea.
Photos of The Hog
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Fetlar Island Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Sound Gruney Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hascosay Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Hog
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (151 mm)
- Driest month
- May (50 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 96 | 122 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 79 | 116 | 132 | 151 | 143 |
How to get to The Hog
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 90 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 342 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 90 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 195 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 221 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 342 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 397 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Hog
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km203 places
- Unst Island 11 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 4 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 25 kmSW
- Little Holm Island 24 kmSW
25–60 km445 places
- Shetland Islands Island 42 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 36 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 57 kmSW
- Mainland Island 48 kmSW
60–100 km206 places
- Trondra Island 64 kmS
- Green Holm Island 63 kmSW
- Easter Heog Island 67 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 82 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wedder Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.6 km SW
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Uyea Island, Shetland Islands1.8 km NW
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Tur Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.4 km N
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Tressa Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.5 km S
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Holm of Tressaness Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km S
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Daaey Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km SW -
Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands3.1 km W
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Urie Lingey Island, Shetland Islands3.2 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands4.3 km S
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands11 km N -
Il Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.8 km SE
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Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands7.9 km SW
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Hunts Holm Island, Shetland Islands4 km NE
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The Ward Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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