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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -1.5417,Lat: 60.2937 marker
Elevation2 meter above sea level
Local time6:12:38am
At islandMainland-shetland
Name province/regionScotland
Name SubregionShetland Islands
Name Shetland West

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Brindister2.9 km EastNorthEast
2 Unifirth2.9 km EastSouthEast
3 Noonsbrough4.1 km East
4 Norby5 km WestNorthWest
5 Clousta5.6 km East

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands339 km NorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland526 km SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo   Norway684 km East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

West Burrafirth lies at the North Sea (direction East). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km2 at a distance of 16.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Scalla Field with a height of 281 meter (at a distance of 13.4 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 500.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 701 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 63%, low location: 37%, 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 374 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   37.5 km2 
 72.5% 
 Wet nature   7.6 km2 
 14.6% 
 Agriculture   5 km2 
 9.6% 
 Water - Lakes   1.7 km2 
 3.3% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of West Burrafirth in country Scotland


West Burrafirth 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 Ireland172 km SouthWest
2 BryggenNorway380 km East
3 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland490 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: 6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: South East
Air pressure: 978 mb
Humidity: 92 %
Daylength at 29 March 2024:13 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:42 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Shetland Islands - GB (longitude: -1.5417, latitude: 60.2937)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): not known
10:00
7 degrees
979 mbar
light rainweericoon
13:00
7 degrees
980 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
16:00
7 degrees
982 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
19:00
7 degrees
985 mbar
light rainweericoon
22:00
7 degrees
987 mbar
light rainweericoon
1:00
7 degrees
988 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
4:00
7 degrees
989 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
7:00
8 degrees
990 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon










5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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