Bigton
in Shetland Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sumburgh Airport (7 mi) - Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (15 mi)
- Papa Stour Airport (27 mi)
- Whalsay Airport (31 mi)
- Fair Isle Airport (32 mi)
- Scatsta Airport (32 mi)
- Outer Skerries Airport (37 mi)
- Fetlar Airport (46 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.973 and -1.326 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 58' 21" and W -1° 19' 32"
- 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: 11:05 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:13 am and 8:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Bigton
Bigton in Shetland Islands (Scotland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 587 mi (or 944 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bigton is now 11:05 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports closer to Bigton. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Sumburgh Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South. 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 85 mi (or 137 km), South-West.
Since you are here already, 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: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Sumburgh landing PA28 G-BMIW in May 2009
As part of our Shetlands and Hebrides tour starting in Shoreham, here we land at Sumburgh R33 inbound from Kirkwall in a PA28 Archer G-BMIW. The story of the whole trip can be found in Pilot...
Stormy weather at Sumburgh in May
Weather front has passed leaving a windy day from the West. Looking out onto Lady's Holm and West Voe beaches initiially with the village of Toab in the foreground.
Just mucking about over Sumburgh Airport Full HD
ORBX have just released the most frame-rate friendly airport I've ever seen! Good opportunity to record some video in the Vans RV-4 which when combined with video capture costs is a known...
Shetland Eilanden
Jarlshof.
Brazil 1-7 Germany What really happened? In 10 Seconds
A wee slideshow I made using paint! Shame for Brazil and some heart braking images. Was just too tempting. Can't wait for the final. Thanks for Watching and Subscribe.
BAe 146 Go around in cockpit, Avroliner, Avro RJ, BAe 146-200
Flying in G-OZRH on an aweful day, we had snow, rain, hail and a lot of wind. the go around was a good desicion considering we were given wrong wind speed and direction. note the drop at thresh...
Vikings
Polish Vikings Invade Iron Age settlement at Scatsta, Shetland. Filmed by Dave Hammond, Camera - Nathan Bryant, Sound - Jonathan Bulter.
Jarlshof and the Shetland Coast
Jarlshof pre-historic settlement excavation and the cliffs of the Shetland Islands.
Leaving Shetland - Taking Off from Sumburgh Airport
Jetstream 41 approaching Sumburgh Airport.
Video taken at sea approximately 1 mile East of Sumburgh Airport (LSI) in Shetland. The Eastern Airways Jetstream 41 is on final approach over the North Sea towards the east - west runway...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lochs of Spiggie and Brow
The Lochs of Spiggie and Brow are located west of Boddam on the southern peninsula of the Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. They are designated as a Special Protection Area for wildlife conservation purposes. The Loch of Spiggie is an RSPB Nature reserve.
St Ninian's Isle
St Ninian's Isle is a small tied island connected by the largest active tombolo in the UK to the south-western coast of the Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland. The tombolo, known locally as an ayre, from the Old Norse for 'gravel bank', is 500 metres long. Except at extremely high tides, the sand is above sea level and accessible to walkers. Depending on the definition used St. Ninian's is thus either an island, or a peninsula; it has an area of about 72 hectares.
Bigton
Bigton is a small settlement on South Mainland, Shetland, UK. It lies on the Atlantic coast of the island overlooking St Ninian's Isle and within view is the island of Burra, further to the north. It is 18 miles by road from Lerwick, just off the B9122 and lies just north of the settlement of Scousborough. The smaller settlement of Ireland adjoins Bigton. Facilities include a post office/shop and a cafe. Liam McDill was raised here by Captain.
Colsay
Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland. Fora Ness lies to the south, across the Muckle Sound. The highest elevation is 44 metres, and there is an ancient cairn on the summit. It is in Dunrossness parish, 8 miles (13km) NNW of Sumburgh Head.
Dunrossness
Dunrossness, . It is the southernmost parish of Shetland, and includes, Levenwick, Bigton, Scousburgh, Quendale, Virkie, Fair Isle. Dunrossness is associated with a number of eminent people, such as Haldane Burgess, George Stewart, H.J.C. Grierson, Jenny Gilbertson, Elizabeth Balneaves as well as that symbol of providence Betty Mouat.
Scousburgh
Scousburgh is a small community in the South Mainland of Shetland, overlooking the picturesque Scousburgh Sand, and Spiggie Loch. From Scousburgh a road leads up the hill to the site of the former Mossy Hill army base. This road has a connection to Scousburgh Hill the site of the now redundant trans horizon transmission dishes. From there another road leads down to the A970 on the east side of the Hill.
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