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Vats Houllands

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°27′54″ N 1°17′34″ W

Map showing the location of Vats Houllands Vats Houllands
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
66 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crooksetter
1.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport65 km
EOI Eday Airport164 km

About Vats Houllands

Vats Houllands is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 66 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include The Kames and Brei Wick.

Climate of Vats Houllands

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (54 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 Vats Houllands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°10°13°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1391061267554596079118136155147

How to get to Vats Houllands

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 364 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 65 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 164 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 191 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 364 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 373 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Vats Houllands

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

0–25 km388 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 16 kmS
  • Whalsay Island 22 kmSE
  • Brother Isle Island 7 kmNE
  • Mainland Island 22 kmS

25–60 km436 places

  • Unst Island 39 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 39 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Green Holm Island 37 kmS

60–100 km30 places

  • The Compass Mountain 67 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 64 kmS
  • Voe Natural site 61 kmS
  • Lambhoga Head Natural site 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crooksetter Village, Shetland Islands
    1.9 km NE
  • Sella Ness Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km S
  • Graven Village, Shetland Islands
    3 km SE
  • Bardister Village, Shetland Islands
    3.5 km NW
  • Scatsta Village, Shetland Islands
    3.8 km S
  • Sullom Village, Shetland Islands
    4.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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