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Mountain

Virdick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°08′35″ N 1°03′56″ W

Map showing the location of Virdick Virdick
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
101 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lerwick
4.5 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport32 km
EOI Eday Airport143 km

About Virdick

Virdick is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 101 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Ander Hill and Bressay Island.

Climate of Virdick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (146 mm)
Driest month
May (51 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 Virdick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°10°12°14°14°12°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°7°9°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1301021187051575775111128146139

How to get to Virdick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 32 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 339 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 32 kmsouthwest
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 143 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 168 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 339 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 355 kmeast

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

Day trips from Virdick

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

0–25 km261 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 22 kmNW
  • Whalsay Island 22 kmN
  • Trondra Island 12 kmW
  • Sanda Stour Island 18 kmW

25–60 km507 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 54 kmN
  • Da Sneug [The Sneug] Island 57 kmW
  • Da Stacks o da Logat Island 57 kmW
  • Da Noup Mountain 57 kmW

60–100 km118 places

  • Unst Island 68 kmN
  • Urashield Mountain 73 kmSW
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 75 kmSW
  • Skroo Mountain 73 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lerwick City, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km W
  • Grindiscol Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km W
  • Ham Village, Shetland Islands
    2.8 km W
  • Kirkabister Village, Shetland Islands
    3.5 km SW
  • Gunnista Village, Shetland Islands
    4 km NW
  • Beosetter Village, Shetland Islands
    4.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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