Shinness
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
58.083 and -4.467 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 58° 4' 59" and W -4° 28' 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: 01:51 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:09 am and 3:56 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Shinness

Shinness in Highland (Scotland) is a place in United Kingdom about 486 mi (or 782 km) north of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Shinness is now 01:51 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports near Shinness, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Dornoch Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 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 87 mi (or 140 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Highland, Inverness, Elgin, Kirkwall and Stornoway. 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 / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 68%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 70% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

4°C (39 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

3°C (38 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

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Left Side Ride, Schottland 2014

Published: September 06, 2014
Length: 12:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jürgen Wilmes

Deutschland - Belgien - Frankreich - England - Schottland - England - Frankreich - Belgien - Deutschland In 11 Tagen 9 Länder (sofern man Schottland separat zählen darf)


Falls of Shin - wo die wilden Lachse springen

Published: January 20, 2013
Length: 39:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MyHighlands.de

Die Wasserfälle des Flusses Shin in den schottischen Highlands bieten eine besonderes Schauspiel: Lachse springen, um flussaufwärts zu kommen. Mehr Info zu den Falls of Shin auf MyHighlands.de.


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Published: April 10, 2012
Length: 50:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: FFBI

wind turbine, rosehall, Scotland, Lairg.


Low head hydro startup

Published: December 12, 2009
Length: 30:02 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Hugh Piggott

Starting up the hydro turbine at Rhian for the first time. The LH1000 turbine produced 300 watts or so in spite of not having enough water to fill the draft tube properly. The Rhian system...


Scotland - Invercassley falls, high water

Published: February 10, 2019
Length: 27:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: elCaptino87

Walk up and down the river with some photos thrown in.


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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.

Achnairn

Achnairn (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh an Fheàrna) is a village in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Located at 58.0817, -4.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Sutherland