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Mountain

Ward of Breiwick

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°12′34″ N 1°11′17″ W

Map showing the location of Ward of Breiwick Ward of Breiwick
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
83 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Breiwick
0.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport37 km
EOI Eday Airport144 km

About Ward of Breiwick

Ward of Breiwick is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 83 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Holm of Tronafirth and Dales Voe.

Climate of Ward of Breiwick

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (153 mm)
Driest month
May (55 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 of Breiwick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°5°6°8°10°13°14°14°13°10°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)1371071257655606079118135153146

How to get to Ward of Breiwick

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 346 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 37 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 144 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 170 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 346 kmsouth
  • Bergen Population: 294K 361 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ward of Breiwick

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

0–25 km397 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 13 kmN
  • Whalsay Island 18 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 12 kmSW
  • Muckle Hoo Field Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km401 places

  • Fetlar Island Island 49 kmN
  • Urie Lingey Island 50 kmN
  • Hunts Holm Island 56 kmN
  • Daaey Island 50 kmN

60–100 km88 places

  • Unst Island 63 kmN
  • Holm of Skaw Island 73 kmN
  • Knowe of Gue Mountain 64 kmN
  • Swinna Ness Natural site 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Breiwick Village, Shetland Islands
    0.4 km SE
  • Lerwick City, Shetland Islands
    6.7 km S
  • Laxfirth Village, Shetland Islands
    1.7 km W
  • Gott Village, Shetland Islands
    2.6 km SW
  • Wadbister Village, Shetland Islands
    2.7 km NW
  • Veensgarth Village, Shetland Islands
    3.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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