Housay

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.7672,Lat: 60.423
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	8:21:22am
At island	Out Skerries
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Shetland Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bruray	0.7 km	East
2 Skaw	10.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Isbister	12.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Brough	13.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Huxter	15.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	366 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	555 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	641 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Housay lies at the North Sea (direction NorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 34.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Out Skerries. The distance to the mainland is 234.5 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 519.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 728 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Shetland Islands

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 331 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.6 km2

100%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Housay in country Scotland

Housay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	210 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	336 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	452 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Housay
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Brae

Type of weather in Brae	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam