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Mountain

The Noup

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°15′53″ N 1°07′49″ W

Map showing the location of The Noup The Noup
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
72 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Eswick
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport44 km
EOI Eday Airport151 km

About The Noup

The Noup is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 72 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Stockan and Eswick Holm.

Climate of The Noup

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (147 mm)
Driest month
May (52 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 The Noup
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1311011187052575776113129147140

How to get to The Noup

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 352 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 44 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 151 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 177 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 352 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 357 kmeast

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

Day trips from The Noup

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km396 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 9 kmNW
  • Whalsay Island 11 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 19 kmSW
  • The Ward Island 25 kmW

25–60 km423 places

  • Unst Island 56 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 42 kmN
  • East Ward Island 26 kmW
  • Vaila Island Island 28 kmW

60–100 km67 places

  • Urashield Mountain 84 kmS
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 87 kmS
  • Skroo Mountain 84 kmS
  • Wirrvie Burn River 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Eswick Village, Shetland Islands
    0.6 km E
  • Brough Village, Shetland Islands
    0.8 km NW
  • Garth Village, Shetland Islands
    1.4 km W
  • Vassa Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km W
  • Skellister Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km NW
  • Freester Village, Shetland Islands
    2.5 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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