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Brough (Scotland)

Brough

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.987,Lat: 60.3659
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	12:31:39pm
At island	Whalsay
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)	Shetland Islands
Name Electoral Ward	North Isles
Other place with same name 1	Brough Scotland - Shetland Islands
Other place with same name 2	Brough Scotland - Shetland Islands -
Other place with same name 3	Brough Scotland - Shetland Islands -
Other place with same name 4	Brough Scotland - Shetland Islands -
Other place with same name 5	Brough Scotland - Orkney Islands
Other place with same name 6	Brough Scotland - Highland
Other place with same name 7	Brough England - Cumbria
Other place with same name 8	Brough England - East Riding of Yorkshire
Other place with same name 9	Brough England - Derbyshire
Other place with same name 10	Brough England - Nottinghamshire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marrister	1.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Isbister	2.1 km	SouthEast
3 Huxter	2.7 km	South
4 Skaw	3.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Symbister	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	359 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	545 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo	Norway	654 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Brough lies at the North Sea (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km² at a distance of 21.5 km in SouthWestern 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 18.9 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 511.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 716 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 56%, low location: 44%, 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 343 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

14.9 km2

69.8%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

Agriculture

4.5 km2

21.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brough in country Scotland

Brough 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	197 km	SouthWest
2 Bryggen	Norway	349 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	466 km	East

Social media - Maps

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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	moderate rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 7 August 2026:	16 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:23 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Shetland Islands - GB (longitude: -0.987, latitude: 60.3659)
Distance weather station to place (direction