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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: -1.3588,Lat: 60.2193
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	7:39:20am
At island	Mainland-shetland
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Shetland Islands
Name	Shetland West

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sand	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Leeans	1.9 km	West
3 Tresta	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Garderhouse	2.7 km	West
5 Semblister	3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	352 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	522 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	675 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sandsound lies at the North Sea (direction South). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 3.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Scalla Field with a height of 281 meter (at a distance of 9.3 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 493.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 690 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 25%, low location: 75%, 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 365 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

23 km2

43.2%

Wet nature

17.4 km2

32.7%

Agriculture

11.9 km2

22.4%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sandsound in country Scotland

Sandsound 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	172 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	370 km	East
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	486 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sandsound
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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	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam