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Isbister (Scotland)

west Lund scotland north Hillside scotland Isauld scotland nearest Brough scotland Isbister scotland south Flugarth scotland east Westing scotland
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Isbister

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -0.9546,Lat: 60.3554 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time22:44:21pm
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 Isbister Scotland - Shetland Islands
Other place with same name 2 Isbister Scotland - Orkney Islands
Other place with same name 3 Isbister Scotland - Orkney Islands -

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Brough2.1 km NorthWest
2 Huxter2.2 km SouthWest
3 Skaw2.9 km NorthEast
4 Marrister3.3 km WestNorthWest
5 Symbister4.2 km WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands361 km NorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland544 km SouthSouthWest
3 Oslo   Norway652 km East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Isbister lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Strom (0.9 km2 at a distance of 22.1 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 20.2 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 510.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 715 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 342 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   14.9 km2 
 69.9% 
 Wet nature   1.9 km2 
 9% 
 Agriculture   4.5 km2 
 21.1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Isbister in country Scotland


Isbister at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Isbister Scotland Location marker for Isbister

© 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 Ireland198 km SouthWest
2 BryggenNorway347 km East
3 Urnes Stave ChurchNorway464 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 Islandsovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 3.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: West North West
Air pressure: 1024 mb
Humidity: 89 %
Daylength at 19 July 2026:17 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :05:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :23:07 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Shetland Islands - GB (longitude: -0.9546, latitude: 60.3554)
Distance weather station to place (direction