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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -2.0604,Lat: 60.121 marker
Elevation4 meter above sea level
Local time11:26:30am
At islandFoula
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)Shetland Islands
Name Shetland West

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Hametoun0.4 km West
2 Ham1.6 km NorthNorthEast
3 Harrier3.5 km North
4 Dale of Walls26.4 km EastNorthEast
5 Mid Walls27.4 km EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands329 km NorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland499 km SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland660 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Niggards lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km2 at a distance of 43.5 km in Eastern direction).The place is located at an island named Foula. The distance to the mainland is 172.7 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 480.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 673 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, hill: 0%, 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
Shetland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 405 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sumburgh Airport (at a distance of 50 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   10.1 km2 
 78.1% 
 Wet nature   2.8 km2 
 21.9% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Niggards in country Scotland


Niggards at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland141 km SouthWest
2 BryggenNorway411 km East
3 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland456 km WestSouthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Shetland Islands

Type of weather in Shetland Islandslight rain weericoon
Current temperature: 5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 11.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction: EastcNorth East
Air pressure: 991 mb
Humidity: 67 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:7 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :09:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :16:26 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Shetland Islands - GB (longitude: -2.0604, latitude: 60.121)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): not known
13:00
6 degrees
991 mbar
light rainweericoon
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992 mbar
light rainweericoon
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994 mbar
light rainweericoon
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6 degrees
996 mbar
light rainweericoon
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6 degrees
998 mbar
light rainweericoon
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6 degrees
999 mbar
light rainweericoon
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1001 mbar
light rainweericoon
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5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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