- Elevation
- 98 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport55 km
- EOI Eday Airport150 km
About West Hill of Ham
West Hill of Ham is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 98 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Spindle and Tame Holm.
Photos of West Hill of Ham
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Neeans Neap David White · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Heill Head Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of West Hill of Ham
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 154 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (154 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 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) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 105 | 124 | 74 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 78 | 118 | 134 | 154 | 146 |
How to get to West Hill of Ham
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 55 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 361 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 55 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 150 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 177 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 361 kmsouth
- Bergen Population: 294K 374 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Hill of Ham
Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km440 places
- Shetland Islands Island 13 kmE
- East Ward Island 20 kmS
- Vaila Island Island 20 kmSW
- Holm of Melby Island 12 kmSW
25–60 km386 places
- Whalsay Island 27 kmE
- Unst Island 53 kmNE
- Trondra Island 30 kmS
- Fetlar Island Island 43 kmNE
60–100 km60 places
- Urashield Mountain 91 kmS
- Sheep Rock Mountain 94 kmS
- Skroo Mountain 92 kmS
- Wirrvie Burn River 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Spindle Mountain, Shetland Islands0.3 km S
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Tame Holm Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km N
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Sillock Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.9 km N
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Muckla Field Mountain, Shetland Islands1.5 km SE
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Swabi Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands1.7 km N
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Hamma Cletts Mountain, Shetland Islands2 km NE
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North Ham Natural site, Shetland Islands1.9 km NE
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Brei Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.5 km NE
More nature in United Kingdom
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Heill Head Natural site, Shetland Islands3.9 km S
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Swarbacks Head Natural site, Shetland Islands3.8 km S
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Mid Field Mountain, Shetland Islands2.2 km SE
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Cumle Mountain, Shetland Islands2.9 km SE
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Lang Head Natural site, Shetland Islands5.5 km N
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Ness of Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands4 km NE
Sources & licences
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