Hillswick
in Shetland Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Scatsta Airport (7 mi) - Papa Stour Airport (13 mi)
- Whalsay Airport (20 mi)
- Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (21 mi)
- Fetlar Airport (23 mi)
- Outer Skerries Airport (26 mi)
- Unst Airport (29 mi)
- Sumburgh Airport (42 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 60.476 and -1.489 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 60° 28' 33" and W -1° 29' 19"
- 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: 05:38 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:09 am and 8:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Delve into Hillswick
Hillswick in Shetland Islands (Scotland) is located in United Kingdom about 622 mi (or 1,001 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Hillswick is now 05:38 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Hillswick. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Scatsta Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), South-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 112 mi (or 180 km), South-West.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lerwick, Kirkwall, Elgin, Aberdeen and Highland. 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 | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Ninety nine years ( and one dark day)
Shetland band 'Kansa' perform "99 years & 1 dark day" by Jesse Fuller(?) at the 2013 Shetland Folk Festival's Hillswick Hall venue on 4 May 2013.
Trip to Eshaness
Trip to Eshaness on the snow.
A Beautiful Storm, Eshaness, Shetland.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Hillswick
Hillswick is a small village in Northmavine, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and lies to the north-north west of Mainland, Shetland, the most northerly group of islands in the United Kingdom. There is a community shop, a blacksmiths and a hotel and it is surrounded by land that is used mainly to provide peat and farm sheep. Its location is Longitude: -1.500 Latitude: 60.467