Boddam
in Shetland Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sumburgh Airport (3 mi) - Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (19 mi)
- Fair Isle Airport (29 mi)
- Papa Stour Airport (31 mi)
- Whalsay Airport (34 mi)
- Scatsta Airport (35 mi)
- Outer Skerries Airport (39 mi)
- Fetlar Airport (49 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.924 and -1.291 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 55' 27" and W -1° 17' 26"
- 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: 03:39 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:07 am and 3:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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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
Delve into Boddam
Boddam in Shetland Islands (Scotland) is a city located in United Kingdom about 583 mi (or 939 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Boddam is now 03:39 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Boddam. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Sumburgh Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 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 83 mi (or 134 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: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 998 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gale with 28 km/h (18 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light snow, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light snow, high wind, near gale, overcast 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
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.
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.
Virkie
Virkie is the most southerly district of Shetland, other than Fair Isle and is best defined as the area south of the Ward Hill in Dunrossness, also locally referred to as "below da hill" (below the hill), or "da laich Ness" (the low headland). Virkie encompasses the following settlements; Exnaboe, Toab, Scatness, and Sumburgh.
Exnaboe
Exnaboe, locally referred to as 'bö', is a settlement in the Virkie area of the South Mainland, Shetland, overlooking Sumburgh Airport, and the Pool of Virkie. 30px This Shetland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte
Toab, Shetland
Toab is the most southerly village on Mainland, Shetland. It is part of Virkie and overlooks Sumburgh Airport.
Pool of Virkie
The Pool of Virkie is a tidal lagoon in the south of Mainland, Shetland.
Dan-Air Flight 0034
Dan-Air Flight 0034 was a fatal accident involving a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 series 1 turboprop aircraft operated by Dan Air Service Limited on an oil industry charter flight from Sumburgh Airport, Shetland Islands, to Aberdeen Airport. The crash, which occurred on 31 July 1979 50 m offshore following the aircraft's failure to take off, resulted in the aircraft's destruction and 17 deaths of 47 on board (15 of 44 passengers and both pilots).
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Sumburgh Airport, Sumburgh Airport (source)
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