Hoswick
in Shetland Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sumburgh Airport (8 mi) - Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (14 mi)
- Papa Stour Airport (27 mi)
- Whalsay Airport (29 mi)
- Scatsta Airport (30 mi)
- Fair Isle Airport (34 mi)
- Outer Skerries Airport (34 mi)
- Fetlar Airport (44 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.997 and -1.262 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 59' 47" and W -1° 15' 42"
- 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: 06:26 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:41 am and 8:27 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: 2024-04-15 07:59:01
Touring Hoswick
Hoswick in Shetland Islands (Scotland) is a town located in United Kingdom about 588 mi (or 946 km) north of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Hoswick is now 06:26 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports nearby Hoswick. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Sumburgh Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 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 88 mi (or 141 km), South-West.
Being 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: 5°C / 41 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 20 km/h (12 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Wednesday, 17th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
6°C (44 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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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
Shetland Land Rovers - June 2014 - part 3
Shetland Land Rover Club's RTV trial on 29th June 2014 at North Heights of Quarff. Thanks for watching.
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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.
Levenwick
Levenwick is a small village about 17 miles south of Lerwick, on the east side of the South Mainland of Shetland. It is part of the parish of Dunrossness and the Levenwick Health Centre provides medical support for the Dunrossness area. In the literature of the isles, it is associated with George Stewart, author of the pioneering Shetland Fireside Tales, who lived here in his youth. Today Levenwick is home to a number of artists, including Amy Moncrieff, Anne Bain and James Bruce Thomason.
Sandwick, Shetland
Sandwick, Shetland see also Sandwick, Whalsay and Sandwick, Orkney Sandwick (Old Norse: Sandvik "Sandy Bay") is a township in the Shetland Islands, situated 13 miles south of Lerwick in the South Mainland. It comprises a number of distinct settlements in very close proximity to each other, each remaining distinct through being separated by agricultural land.
Hoswick
Hoswick (pronounced Hoh-sic) is a village in the south mainland of Shetland, to the West of Sandwick. It is separated from Sandwick by the Hoswick burn and from Channerwick in the south by the hill on which the village is situated.
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