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Uyeasound

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°41′20″ N 0°55′06″ W

Map showing the location of Uyeasound Uyeasound
Location in United Kingdom
Population
10
10
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport93 km
EOI Eday Airport196 km

About Uyeasound

Uyeasound is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Population: 10. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Uyea and Tur Ness.

Climate of Uyeasound

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).

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Climate of Uyeasound
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)144981287550575981119135156147

How to get to Uyeasound

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 93 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 344 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 93 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 196 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 223 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 344 kmeast

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

Day trips from Uyeasound

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Unst Island 7 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 9 kmS
  • Little Holm Island 25 kmSW
  • Muckle Ward Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km411 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 44 kmSW
  • Whalsay Island 40 kmS
  • Brother Isle Island 26 kmSW
  • Hoove Holm Island 59 kmS

60–100 km241 places

  • Trondra Island 67 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 66 kmS
  • Easter Heog Island 70 kmS
  • Holm of Setter Island 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Uyea Island, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km S
  • Tur Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    3.1 km SE
  • Gallow Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km W
  • Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km W
  • Sound Gruney Island, Shetland Islands
    4.4 km S
  • The Ward Island, Shetland Islands
    2 km SE

Sources & licences

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