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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: -0.931,Lat: 60.3782
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	17:24:25pm
At island	Whalsay
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Shetland Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Isbister	2.9 km	SouthWest
2 Brough	3.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Marrister	5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Huxter	5 km	SouthWest
5 Symbister	6.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	361 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	547 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	650 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skaw lies at the North Sea (direction NorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 24.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Whalsay. The distance to the mainland is 220.3 km.

The nearest mountain is Scalla Field with a height of 281 meter (at a distance of 22.3 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 513.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 719 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 76%, low location: 24%, 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 340 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

9.9 km2

72.4%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

14%

Agriculture

1.8 km2

13.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skaw in country Scotland

Skaw 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	200 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	345 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	462 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skaw
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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 Islands	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	6 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	09:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:01 Europe/Amsterdam