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Ward Hill

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°32′46″ N 1°37′57″ W

Map showing the location of Ward Hill Ward Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
220 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Virkie
42 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport42 km
EOI Eday Airport76 km

About Ward Hill

Ward Hill is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 220 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Matchi Stack and Easter Loder Stack.

Climate of Ward Hill

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (133 mm)
Driest month
May (47 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 Ward Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°6°7°10°12°13°14°12°10°8°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°1°2°4°6°8°9°7°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)117931036547545671103118133125

How to get to Ward Hill

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 269 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 42 kmnortheast
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 76 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 98 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 269 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 352 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 400 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ward Hill

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 592 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Urashield Mountain 1 kmE
  • Sheep Rock Mountain 3 kmSE
  • Skroo Mountain 1 kmE
  • Wirrvie Burn River 1 kmE

25–60 km115 places

  • Mousa Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Little Havra Island Island 55 kmN
  • Mid Field Island 57 kmNE
  • Scroo Mountain 60 kmN

60–100 km702 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 89 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 95 kmN
  • Shapinsay Island 90 kmSW
  • Rousay Island 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Virkie Village, Shetland Islands
    42 km NE
  • Sumburgh Village, Shetland Islands
    41 km NE
  • Scatness Village, Shetland Islands
    41 km NE
  • Grutness Village, Shetland Islands
    42 km NE
  • Toab Village, Shetland Islands
    43 km NE
  • Hestingott Village, Shetland Islands
    43 km NE

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