Sand
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
60.214 and -1.378 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 60° 12' 48" and W -1° 22' 39"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:42 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:38 am and 6:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Explore Sand

Sand in Highland (Scotland) is a city in United Kingdom about 603 mi (or 971 km) north of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Sand is now 10:42 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Sand. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Lerwick / Tingwall Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Heart of Neolithic Orkney in a distance of 98 mi (or 158 km), South-West.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lerwick, Kirkwall, Aberdeen, Elgin and Forfar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 44 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 90%
Air Pressure 987 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 73% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 29th of March 2024

7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

8°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

9°C (49 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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A Greenland Experience 2014

Published: July 31, 2014
Length: 28:51 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

Originally I'd planned a trip to Ammassalik Island, East Greenland to do an 80km or so trail around the south west of the island along with a little more exploring to over 2 weeks on the island....


Autumn sunset over Scalloway

Published: October 08, 2014
Length: 50:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

A short timelapse of a nice autumnal evening in Scalloway, Shetland. Sadly I was too late to get the sun itself before it went behind the cloud. Must scoff my tea faster! Nikon D5200, Samyang...


Burwick trail run, Scalloway, Shetland

Published: February 16, 2014
Length: 41:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

A video of my first cross country/off road/trail run, what ever you want to call it, in around 20 years. Not the brightest of ideas given I've just had some horrendous stomach bug, but the...


A boat trip in Shetland (Scalloway to Tresta)

Published: September 06, 2011
Length: 33:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: greypumps

A boat trip from Scalloway to Tresta with a quick look at the salmon cages along the way, filmed in 2008.


The Caledonian Canal; Inverness to Fort William

Published: April 15, 2014
Length: 53:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

Some video of our family trip on the Caledonian Canal from Inverness to Neptune's Staircase near Fort William on a Caley Cruisers boat. It took 2 full days and 2 half days, though that included...


A bikepacking misadventure

Published: January 18, 2015
Length: 07:20 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

A short video of a local trip to try out gear for bike packing. Sadly the trip was cut short due to illness, but still proved useful. The Koala seat bag is ace, I over stuffed mine so I couldn't...


A wild day in Shetland

Published: January 10, 2015
Length: 23:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

Some video clips from a trip north to Eshaness to see the sea up there on one of the worst storms of late. The sea was truly impressive, very cold and salty too! Not weather for doing anything...


Night sky from Berry Hill

Published: January 21, 2015
Length: 34:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

A short time lapse of the night sky from Berry Hill, Scalloway, Shetland with a weak aurora showing.


Solar Eclipse 2015 v2

Published: March 20, 2015
Length: 13:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

Slight edit to my video footage of the solar eclipse from Scalloway , Shetland, 20/3/2015. Despite the heavy cloud and showers at times the eclipse was visible a fair bit. The closest point...


The view from the tent

Published: August 01, 2014
Length: 10:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Serginson

A few short time lapses I took from around my tent above Tasiilaq in East Greenland. See my other full video of my trip there for more views and check out www.moder-dye.blogspot.co.uk.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Westerfield, Shetland

Westerfield is a coastal community on Shetland Mainland. It lies to the west of Tresta on the main A971 road.

Located at 60.2462, -1.35879 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Shetland

Bixter

Bixter is on the west side of the Shetland Islands, found more than 160 km off the north coast of mainland Scotland. Bixter is a group of houses in a large reign of area. Council houses belonging to Hjaltland Housing Association & the Shetland Islands Council (S.I.C. ), lie next to the main (A971) road. The Bixter Health Center lies opposite to the council houses. Many other homes are scattered around the area. "C.G.

Located at 60.2539, -1.3973 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shetland

Sandsting

Sandsting is a parish in the west of Mainland, Shetland forming a southern arm of the Walls Peninsula. It contains the hamlet of Garderhouse, and the islands of Vementry and Papa Little on the south side of St Magnus Bay, and comprehends a mainland district of about ten miles by eight between that bay, and Scalloway Bay.

Located at 60.2167, -1.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parishes of Shetland, Ting

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