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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: -0.8664,Lat: 60.7584
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	5:26:04am
At island	Unst
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Shetland Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Baliasta	1.7 km	NorthWest
2 Caldback	2.9 km	SouthWest
3 Haroldswick	3.8 km	NorthEast
4 Quoys	4.2 km	North
5 Clibberswick	4.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	343 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	588 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	648 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Baltasound lies at the North Sea (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Cliff (1 km² at a distance of 2.4 km in NorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Unst. The distance to the mainland is 255.3 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 556 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 778 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, 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 338 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

33.7 km2

56.5%

Wet nature

5.2 km2

8.7%

Agriculture

19.4 km2

32.4%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Baltasound in country Scotland

Baltasound 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	236 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	342 km	EastSouthEast
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	448 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Baltasound
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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	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 27 July 2024:	17 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	05:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:52 Europe/Amsterdam