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Twatt Hill

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°14′57″ N 1°28′35″ W

Map showing the location of Twatt Hill Twatt Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Stanydale
1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport42 km
EOI Eday Airport139 km

About Twatt Hill

Twatt Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 92 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Laidie Hill and Ward of Browland.

Climate of Twatt Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (151 mm)
Driest month
May (53 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 Twatt Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°12°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1341051227453585877116133151144

How to get to Twatt Hill

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 348 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 42 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 139 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 165 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 348 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 376 kmeast

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

Day trips from Twatt Hill

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

0–25 km408 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 15 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 18 kmSE
  • Green Holm Island 16 kmSE
  • East Ward Island 8 kmSW

25–60 km382 places

  • Whalsay Island 29 kmE
  • Fetlar Island Island 53 kmNE
  • The Quey Island 25 kmN
  • Sweyn Holm Island 32 kmS

60–100 km96 places

  • Unst Island 65 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 60 kmNE
  • The Vere Island 62 kmNE
  • South Holms Island 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stanydale Village, Shetland Islands
    1 km SW
  • Hestaford Village, Shetland Islands
    1.8 km SW
  • West Houlland Village, Shetland Islands
    2 km SW
  • Effirth Village, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km E
  • Browland Village, Shetland Islands
    2.4 km SW
  • Gruting Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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