Hametoun

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.0676,Lat: 60.1197
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	14:17:06pm
At island	Foula
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Shetland Islands
Name	Shetland West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Niggards	0.4 km	East
2 Ham	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Harrier	3.5 km	North
4 Dale of Walls	26.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Mid Walls	27.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	328 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	499 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	660 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hametoun lies at the North Sea (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 43.9 km in Eastern direction).The place is located at an island named Foula. The distance to the mainland is 172.7 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 480.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 672 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, hill: 0%, 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
Shetland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 405 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sumburgh Airport (at a distance of 51 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

10.1 km2

78.1%

Wet nature

2.8 km2

21.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hametoun in country Scotland

Hametoun 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	141 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	411 km	East
3 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	455 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Hametoun
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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:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1030 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam