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Virkie

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°53′12″ N 1°18′28″ W

Virkie
Andy Mackay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
27 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport1 km
EOI Eday Airport113 km

About Virkie

Virkie is a village. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 27 m.

From Wikipedia

Virkie (Shaetlan pronunciation: ['vɪrki] VIRR-kee) is the most southerly district of Shetland, other than Fair Isle and is best defined as the area south of the Ward Hill in Dunrossness, also locally referred to as "below da hill" (below the hill), or "da laich Ness" (the low headland). Virkie encompasses the following settlements; Exnaboe, Toab, Scatness, and Sumburgh. Virkie is the only place which uses a ZE3 postcode.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Virkie

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (145 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Virkie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°8°11°13°14°15°13°11°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1291031167250565875110128145138

How to get to Virkie

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 1 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 309 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 1 kmsoutheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 113 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 138 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 309 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 373 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 393 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Virkie

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 600 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Sweyn Holm Island 9 kmN
  • West Burra Island Island 21 kmN
  • South Havra Island Island 17 kmN
  • Saint Ninian’s Isle Island 9 kmN

25–60 km438 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 49 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 53 kmN
  • Trondra Island 26 kmN
  • Mooa Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km330 places

  • Unst Island 99 kmN
  • Fetlar Island Island 85 kmN
  • The Quey Island 67 kmN
  • The Vere Island 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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