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Huxter

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -0.9837,Lat: 60.3416 marker
Elevation2 meter above sea level
Local time11:15:59am
At islandWhalsay
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)Shetland Islands
Name Electoral WardNorth Isles
Other place with same name 1 Huxter Scotland - Shetland Islands

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Symbister2.1 km WestSouthWest
2 Isbister2.2 km NorthEast
3 Marrister2.6 km NorthNorthWest
4 Brough2.7 km North
5 Skaw5 km NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands361 km NorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland542 km SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo   Norway653 km East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Huxter lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km2 at a distance of 19.8 km in WestSouthWestern 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 18.2 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 509.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 713 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   13.9 km2 
 68.7% 
 Wet nature   1.9 km2 
 9.5% 
 Agriculture   4.4 km2 
 21.8% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Huxter in country Scotland


Huxter at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Huxter Scotland Location marker for Huxter

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland195 km SouthWest
2 BryggenNorway349 km East
3 Urnes Stave ChurchNorway466 km East


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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 Islandsbroken clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: North
Air pressure: 1016 mb
Humidity: 92 %
Daylength at 17 August 2026:15 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:55 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Shetland Islands - GB (longitude: -0.9837, latitude: 60.3416)
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