Scalloway
in Shetland Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (4 mi) - Sumburgh Airport (18 mi)
- Papa Stour Airport (19 mi)
- Scatsta Airport (20 mi)
- Whalsay Airport (20 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 60.138 and -1.277 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 60° 8' 17" and W -1° 16' 36"
- 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: 03:40 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:08 am and 3:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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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
Touring Scalloway
Scalloway in Shetland Islands (Scotland) with it's 1,100 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 598 mi (or 962 km) north of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Scalloway is now 03:40 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 5 airports nearby Scalloway. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Lerwick / Tingwall Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North. 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 95 mi (or 154 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: 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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A Greenland Experience 2014
Originally I'd planned a trip to Ammassalik Island, East Greenland to do an 80km or so trail around the south west of the island along with a little more exploring to over 2 weeks on the island....
Autumn sunset over Scalloway
A short timelapse of a nice autumnal evening in Scalloway, Shetland. Sadly I was too late to get the sun itself before it went behind the cloud. Must scoff my tea faster! Nikon D5200, Samyang...
Burwick trail run, Scalloway, Shetland
A video of my first cross country/off road/trail run, what ever you want to call it, in around 20 years. Not the brightest of ideas given I've just had some horrendous stomach bug, but the...
The Caledonian Canal; Inverness to Fort William
Some video of our family trip on the Caledonian Canal from Inverness to Neptune's Staircase near Fort William on a Caley Cruisers boat. It took 2 full days and 2 half days, though that included...
A bikepacking misadventure
A short video of a local trip to try out gear for bike packing. Sadly the trip was cut short due to illness, but still proved useful. The Koala seat bag is ace, I over stuffed mine so I couldn't...
A wild day in Shetland
Some video clips from a trip north to Eshaness to see the sea up there on one of the worst storms of late. The sea was truly impressive, very cold and salty too! Not weather for doing anything...
Night sky from Berry Hill
A short time lapse of the night sky from Berry Hill, Scalloway, Shetland with a weak aurora showing.
Solar Eclipse 2015 v2
Slight edit to my video footage of the solar eclipse from Scalloway , Shetland, 20/3/2015. Despite the heavy cloud and showers at times the eclipse was visible a fair bit. The closest point...
The view from the tent
A few short time lapses I took from around my tent above Tasiilaq in East Greenland. See my other full video of my trip there for more views and check out www.moder-dye.blogspot.co.uk.
First Ski lesson
My son and granddaughter's first ski lesson whilst on holiday at Loch Insh. The bloopers' version would have been very amusing, but too cruel!
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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.
Trondra
Trondra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It shelters the harbour of Scalloway and has an area of 275 hectares .
Scalloway Castle
Scalloway Castle was built from 1599 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney to tighten his grip on Shetland, Scotland. Its site in Shetland's then capital, Scalloway, was surrounded by the sea on three sides.
Quarff Primary School
Quarff Primary School, Shetland, Scotland, was a primary school that provided education for the district around Quarff from 1879 to 2003. It was established in 1879 with an advertisement in the Glasgow Herald: "... for Quarff New Public School, a Female Teacher (or ex-Pupil Teacher of either sex), to enter immediately. The school has accommodation for about 40 scholars ...
Cutts
Cutts is a settlement in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It is situated on the island of Trondra off the west coast of Shetland Mainland.
Green Holm
Not to be confused with Muckle Green Holm, Orkney, see also Green Holm (disambiguation) Green Holm, (HU382379), is a small uninhabited island 500 metres north of Burra Ness at the north end of the island of Burra and on the west side of the main shipping lane into Scalloway, in Shetland.
Burwick Holm
Burwick Holm is a small island off the west coast of Mainland, Shetland. It is in the inlet called Bur Wick, and near Scalloway.
Law Ting Holm
Law Ting Holm (also known as Tingaholm) is a small promontory at the north end of the freshwater Loch of Tingwall, Mainland Shetland, Scotland. It was once an islet entirely surrounded by water, joined to the shore by a stone causeway 1.7 metres wide and 42.7 metres long. In the 1850s the levels of the loch were lowered and the holm evolved to its present form. The Loch of Tingwall is west of the town of Lerwick and has one additional island - Holm of Setter.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Scalloway.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Scalloway
