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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.0019,Lat: 60.6532
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	7:59:20am
At island	Yell
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Shetland Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gutcher	1.8 km	North
2 Cunnister	2 km	West
3 Snevlabreck	2.7 km	North
4 Sellafirth	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Colvister	3.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	342 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	574 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	655 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

North Sandwick lies at the North Sea (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Cliff (1 km² at a distance of 14.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Yell. The distance to the mainland is 231.6 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 543.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 761 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 51%, low location: 49%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.

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 345 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

4.8 km2

11.5%

Wet nature

31.7 km2

75.8%

Agriculture

5.3 km2

12.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of North Sandwick in country Scotland

North Sandwick 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	222 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	349 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	458 km	East

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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:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 23 November 2024:	6 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	09:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:14 Europe/Amsterdam