Twatt
in Shetland Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
60.267 and -1.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 60° 16' 0" and W -1° 25' 0"
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: 01:52 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:18 am and 8:48 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Explore Twatt

Twatt in Shetland Islands (Scotland) is located in United Kingdom about 607 mi (or 977 km) north of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Twatt is now 01:52 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Twatt. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Lerwick / Tingwall Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 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 100 mi (or 162 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 / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 29% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

6°C (43 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

8°C (46 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Mindsetters - Rebel Rebel

Published: September 29, 2009
Length: 08:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: priestdavid

Mind Setters live at Mid Brae Inn, Shetland, UK - 21st August 2009.


Passing the breakwater of doom!

Published: August 31, 2010
Length: 32:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Brian Gray

The only way to get past the 'breakwater of doom' on a short board is to carry as much speed as possible till you're past the entrance! Getting out was a different story involving quite a...


People wanted me to reupload this for some reason and so I did just to make them happy

Published: April 10, 2009
Length: 05:21 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: demotan

In loving memory of one of the most popular trap videos ever made. R.I.P: December 2007 - February 2009. Gone, but not forgotten. And this is the original file, not some silly redownload.


BACK FOR MORE, LOOOSERS!!!

Published: August 21, 2009
Length: 33:47 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: TENPRINCESSNICOLE

TENPRINCESSNICOLE's webcam recorded Video - Fri 21 Aug 2009 02:01:21 PDT.


Frankies Fish and Chips

Published: January 25, 2014
Length: 16:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Shetlandroots

Voted best fish and chips in Scotland; then they came second in the UK finals. For me it will always be No.1. Just a pity it is 600 miles away.


Shetland Wikipedia travel guide video. Created by Stupeflix.com

Published: March 21, 2010
Length: 44:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wikistupeflixtravel

Create your own video on http://studio.stupeflix.com/?w=1 ! center. Harald Hårfagre took control of Hjaltland in ca 875. The image is from the Icelandic manuscript Flateyjarbók from the 1400s....


Shetland Land Rover RTV Trial - Part 2

Published: April 21, 2009
Length: 24:13 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: SLRC999

Part 2 of the Shetland Land Rover Club's RTV trial at Bixter Quarry. Part 3 coming soon...... www.shetlandlrc.org.uk.


Land Rover Wormdale Hill Run

Published: June 24, 2008
Length: 01:31 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: mtonder

Land Rover Club at Wormdale Shetland running, crawling up the Hill.. in case of emergency the rescue vehicle (kia) is following.


Duck gybe - Shetland Isles

Published: April 12, 2010
Length: 45:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Brian Gray

Windsurfing at Tresta, Shetland Isles. Didn't quite stay on the plane that time though!


Carve gybe - Shetland

Published: April 12, 2010
Length: 44:57 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Brian Gray

A good carve gybe at Tresta in Shetland.


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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.

Aith

Aith,, is a village on the Northern coast of the West Shetland Mainland at the southern end of Aith Voe, some 21 miles west of Lerwick. Aith lies on the B9071 that runs south to the junction with the A971 (which links Lerwick to the west of Shetland) at the village of Bixter and North East via East Burrafirth to the junction with the A970 (which links Lerwick to the North) at the village of Voe. A single track road leads north from Aith along the west shoreline of Aith Voe to Vementry.

Located at 60.2839, -1.3775 (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 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shetland

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