Ward of Scousburgh
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°57′09″ N 1°18′26″ W
- Elevation
- 263 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport8 km
- EOI Eday Airport119 km
About Ward of Scousburgh
Ward of Scousburgh is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 263 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Mossy Hill and Bay of Scousburgh.
Photos of Ward of Scousburgh
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Lambhoga Head Derek Mayes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ward of Scousburgh
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 129 | 103 | 116 | 72 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 75 | 110 | 128 | 145 | 138 |
How to get to Ward of Scousburgh
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 316 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 8 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 119 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 143 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 316 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 371 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ward of Scousburgh
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 607 natural sites, 263 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km157 places
- Trondra Island 18 kmN
- Sweyn Holm Island 3 kmNW
- Green Holm Island 20 kmN
- West Burra Island Island 14 kmN
25–60 km454 places
- Shetland Islands Island 41 kmN
- Whalsay Island 46 kmNE
- The Quey Island 59 kmN
- South Benelip Island 58 kmNE
60–100 km274 places
- Unst Island 92 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 78 kmN
- The Vere Island 89 kmN
- The Vere Island 88 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Scousburgh Village, Shetland Islands1.1 km SW
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Rerwick Village, Shetland Islands1.4 km NW
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South Scousburgh Village, Shetland Islands1.8 km SW
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Skelberry Village, Shetland Islands2.4 km S
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Bigton Village, Shetland Islands2.5 km NW
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Southpunds Neighbourhood, Shetland Islands2.4 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mossy Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands1.4 km NE
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Bay of Scousburgh Natural site, Shetland Islands1.5 km W
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Hallilee Mountain, Shetland Islands2.5 km NE
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Inns Holm Island, Shetland Islands2.4 km NW
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Colsay Island Island, Shetland Islands2.4 km W
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Hevda Cletts Island, Shetland Islands2.5 km NW
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Saint Ninian’s Bay Natural site, Shetland Islands2.9 km NW
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Loch of Spiggie Lake, Shetland Islands2.6 km SW
More nature in United Kingdom
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Grey Noup Natural site, Shetland Islands3.9 km SW
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Stack of Whalegeo Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km W
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Gilden's Get Mountain, Shetland Islands3.4 km SW
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Fitful Head Natural site, Shetland Islands7.2 km SW
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Lambhoga Head Natural site, Shetland Islands4.6 km SE
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Goodmans Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands3.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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