- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport67 km
- EOI Eday Airport160 km
About The Quey
The Quey is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Ber Dale and Sandwick Field.
Photos of The Quey
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Isle of Stenness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dore Holm ThoWi · Public domain
Climate of The Quey
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 139 | 106 | 125 | 74 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 78 | 118 | 136 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to The Quey
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 373 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 67 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 160 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 187 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 373 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Quey
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km327 places
- Shetland Islands Island 22 kmSE
- Brother Isle Island 15 kmE
- Little Holm Island 15 kmNE
- Lamba Island Island 13 kmE
25–60 km490 places
- Whalsay Island 33 kmSE
- Unst Island 46 kmNE
- Trondra Island 42 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 38 kmNE
60–100 km37 places
- The Compass Mountain 69 kmS
- Erne's Ward Mountain 66 kmS
- Voe Natural site 64 kmS
- Lambhoga Head Natural site 64 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ber Dale Mountain, Shetland Islands0.6 km S
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Sandwick Field Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km NE
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Sand Wick Natural site, Shetland Islands0.8 km N
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Ness of Hillswick Natural site, Shetland Islands1 km S
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Herta Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km SW
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Oris Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km S
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Hu Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.8 km S
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Isle of Westerhouse Island, Shetland Islands1.5 km SW
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Dore Holm Island, Shetland Islands5.7 km W
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Isle of Gunnister Island, Shetland Islands4 km SE
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Isle of Niddister Island, Shetland Islands1.7 km S
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Isle of Stenness Island, Shetland Islands6.8 km W
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Isle of Nibon Island, Shetland Islands5.5 km SE
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Holm of Gunnister Island, Shetland Islands4.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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