Wick of Breckon
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°44′00″ N 1°02′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport96 km
- EOI Eday Airport197 km
About Wick of Breckon
Wick of Breckon is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Papil Ness and Sandwater Hill.
Photos of Wick of Breckon
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Gloup Holm Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Papil Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Head of Mula Tom Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Hoga Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ness of Collaster Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Wick of Breckon
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- May (51 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° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 143 | 101 | 128 | 74 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 80 | 119 | 135 | 156 | 148 |
How to get to Wick of Breckon
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 96 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 351 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 96 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 197 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 224 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 351 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wick of Breckon
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km198 places
- Unst Island 8 kmE
- Fetlar Island Island 16 kmSE
- Little Holm Island 24 kmSW
- Billia Field Mountain 25 kmSW
25–60 km387 places
- Shetland Islands Island 47 kmS
- Whalsay Island 45 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 27 kmSW
- Mainland Island 54 kmS
60–100 km269 places
- Trondra Island 70 kmS
- Green Holm Island 69 kmS
- Hoove Holm Island 62 kmS
- Flotta Island Island 62 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Papil Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Sandwater Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3 km SW
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Blue Mull Natural site, Shetland Islands3.3 km SE -
The Keen Mountain, Shetland Islands3.3 km SE
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The Vere Island, Shetland Islands2.7 km E
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Ness of Collaster Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
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Spoo Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.9 km E
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Brough Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.8 km E
More nature in United Kingdom
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Moss Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands4.7 km S
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Hill of Vigon Mountain, Shetland Islands4.8 km SW
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Rekna Houll Mountain, Shetland Islands4.9 km SE
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Grey Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands5.2 km W
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Knowe of Gue Mountain, Shetland Islands8.1 km NE
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Hoga Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands6.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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