- Elevation
- 132 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport49 km
- EOI Eday Airport139 km
About The Spinner
The Spinner is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 132 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include South Hill and Mousa Vords.
Photos of The Spinner
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Burrier Head Jeremy Duncan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Spinner
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 152 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (152 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 134 | 105 | 122 | 73 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 115 | 132 | 152 | 143 |
How to get to The Spinner
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 49 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 49 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 139 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 165 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 352 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 383 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Spinner
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km320 places
- Shetland Islands Island 21 kmE
- The Quey Island 22 kmN
- Green Holm Island 24 kmSE
- East Ward Island 10 kmS
25–60 km466 places
- Whalsay Island 35 kmE
- Trondra Island 27 kmSE
- Fetlar Island Island 55 kmNE
- Sweyn Holm Island 39 kmS
60–100 km100 places
- Unst Island 65 kmNE
- The Vere Island 60 kmNE
- The Vere Island 63 kmNE
- South Holms Island 64 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sandness Village, Shetland Islands2.3 km NW -
Norby Village, Shetland Islands2.1 km NW
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Melby Village, Shetland Islands2.7 km NW
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West Burrafirth Village, Shetland Islands4.3 km E
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Dale of Walls Village, Shetland Islands5 km SW
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Biggings Village, Shetland Islands5.4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
South Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.6 km E
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Mousa Vords Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km S
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The Kame Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Ness Mountain, Shetland Islands1.9 km N
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Voe of Snarraness Natural site, Shetland Islands2 km NE
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Sandness Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km W
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Dalsa Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km SE
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Brough Skerries Island, Shetland Islands2.1 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Burrier Head Natural site, Shetland Islands5.8 km SW
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Dale Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km SW
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Stourbrough Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.6 km S
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Ward of Scollan Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km E
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Crokna Vord Mountain, Shetland Islands4.2 km NE
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Bay of Deepdale Natural site, Shetland Islands3.9 km W
Sources & licences
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