- Elevation
- 31 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LSI Sumburgh Airport45 km
- EOI Eday Airport73 km
About Yarn Cole
Yarn Cole is a mountain. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 31 m. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Malcolm's Head and Fogli Stack.
Climate of Yarn Cole
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 5° · Rain 133 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (133 mm)
- Driest month
- May (47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 93 | 103 | 65 | 47 | 54 | 56 | 71 | 103 | 118 | 133 | 125 |
How to get to Yarn Cole
The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 266 km to the south.
Airports
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 45 kmnortheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 73 kmsouthwest
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 95 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 266 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 349 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yarn Cole
Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 578 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km31 places
- Urashield Mountain 4 kmNE
- Sheep Rock Mountain 3 kmE
- Skroo Mountain 4 kmNE
- Wirrvie Burn River 4 kmNE
25–60 km115 places
- Holms of Ire Island 60 kmSW
- Tor Ness Natural site 59 kmSW
- Roos Wick Natural site 59 kmSW
- Little Sea Natural site 60 kmSW
60–100 km685 places
- Shetland Islands Island 92 kmN
- Whalsay Island 98 kmN
- Shapinsay Island 87 kmSW
- Rousay Island 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Malcolm's Head Mountain, Shetland Islands0.1 km NE
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Fogli Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.2 km NE
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Heillie Stack Mountain, Shetland Islands0.3 km S
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Lang Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands0.6 km NE
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High Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.3 km S
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Reeva Head Mountain, Shetland Islands0.7 km NE
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Green Holm Island, Shetland Islands0.4 km S
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Swaabi Cole Mountain, Shetland Islands0.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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