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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: -1.0181,Lat: 60.3342
Elevation	78 meter above sea level
Local time	15:45:41pm
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 Huxter	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Marrister	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Brough	3.9 km	NorthEast
4 Isbister	4.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Neap	5.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	360 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	541 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	655 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Symbister lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 17.8 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 16.1 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 508 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 711 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 54%, low location: 46%, 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 345 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

14.6 km2

77.3%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

4.2 km2

22.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Symbister in country Scotland

Symbister 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	194 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	351 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	468 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Symbister
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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	light rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	09:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:20 Europe/Amsterdam