- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport91 km
- EOI Eday Airport195 km
About The Ward
The Ward is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Uyea and Tur Ness.
Photos of The Ward
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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 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of The Ward
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 98 | 128 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 81 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to The Ward
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 343 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 91 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 195 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 222 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 343 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 399 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Ward
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km201 places
- Unst Island 9 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 7 kmS
- Little Holm Island 24 kmSW
- Muckle Ward Mountain 24 kmW
25–60 km432 places
- Shetland Islands Island 43 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 38 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 25 kmSW
- Hoove Holm Island 58 kmS
60–100 km221 places
- Trondra Island 65 kmS
- Green Holm Island 64 kmS
- Easter Heog Island 69 kmS
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Uyea Island, Shetland Islands0.7 km S
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Tur Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands1.3 km SE
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Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands3.1 km SW
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Ness of Ramnageo Natural site, Shetland Islands3.1 km E -
Gallow Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km NW
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The Hog Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km SE
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Holm of Heogland Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km W
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Wedder Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.8 km S
More lakes, rivers and coasts in United Kingdom
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Unst Island, Shetland Islands8.6 km N -
Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands6.6 km S
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Urie Lingey Island, Shetland Islands4.5 km S
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Daaey Island, Shetland Islands4.4 km S
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Hascosay Island, Shetland Islands8.4 km SW -
Hunts Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.9 km E
Sources & licences
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