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Natural site

Tressa Ness

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°38′00″ N 0°52′00″ W

Map showing the location of Tressa Ness Tressa Ness
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
34 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fetlar
3.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport87 km
EOI Eday Airport193 km

About Tressa Ness

Tressa Ness is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Tressaness and Vord Hill.

Climate of Tressa Ness

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
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).

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Climate of Tressa Ness
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)3°2°3°4°6°8°10°10°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)138961227250565879116132151143

How to get to Tressa Ness

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 341 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 87 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 193 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 219 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 341 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 395 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Tressa Ness

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Unst Island 13 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 2 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 24 kmSW
  • Little Holm Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km460 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 40 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 34 kmS
  • Hoove Holm Island 55 kmSW
  • Mainland Island 46 kmSW

60–100 km178 places

  • Trondra Island 62 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 61 kmSW
  • Easter Heog Island 65 kmS
  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fetlar Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km SW
  • Herra Village, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km SW
  • Houbie Village, Shetland Islands
    4.3 km S
  • Tresta Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km S
  • Brough Lodge Village, Shetland Islands
    4.8 km SW
  • Aith Village, Shetland Islands
    5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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