Wick of Gruting
Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°37′00″ N 0°48′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport87 km
- EOI Eday Airport193 km
About Wick of Gruting
Wick of Gruting is a natural site. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Outer Brough and Ness of Gruting.
Photos of Wick of Gruting
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Fetlar Island Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Uyea Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Urie Lingey See above · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Daaey john bateson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Rams Ness Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Wick of Gruting
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (49 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) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 135 | 94 | 120 | 71 | 49 | 55 | 56 | 78 | 114 | 128 | 149 | 141 |
How to get to Wick of Gruting
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 87 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 337 km to the east.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 87 kmsouth
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 193 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 219 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bergen Population: 294K 337 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 394 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wick of Gruting
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km186 places
- Unst Island 16 kmN
- Fetlar Island Island 4 kmW
- Yell Island 17 kmW
- Holm of West Sandwick Island 22 kmW
25–60 km478 places
- Shetland Islands Island 41 kmSW
- Whalsay Island 33 kmS
- Brother Isle Island 26 kmSW
- Hoove Holm Island 55 kmSW
60–100 km190 places
- Trondra Island 62 kmSW
- Green Holm Island 61 kmSW
- Easter Heog Island 65 kmSW
- Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 79 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Outer Brough Mountain, Shetland Islands1.3 km E
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Ness of Gruting Natural site, Shetland Islands2.1 km SW -
Baa-neap Mountain, Shetland Islands2.4 km SE
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Fetlar Island Island, Shetland Islands3.7 km W
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The Tind Natural site, Shetland Islands2.6 km SE
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Vord Hill Mountain, Shetland Islands3.5 km W
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Il Holm Island, Shetland Islands3.3 km NW
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Tressa Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands4.1 km NW
More nature in United Kingdom
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The Crooans Mountain, Shetland Islands3.9 km S
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Rams Ness Natural site, Shetland Islands7.2 km SW
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Furra Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands4.5 km S
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Muckle Berriers Geo Natural site, Shetland Islands4.3 km S
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Little Muckle Berriers Geo Natural site, Shetland Islands4.4 km S
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Halfers Geo Natural site, Shetland Islands4.5 km S
Sources & licences
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