Veensgarth
in Shetland Islands of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lerwick / Tingwall Airport (1 mi) - Scatsta Airport (17 mi)
- Whalsay Airport (17 mi)
- Sumburgh Airport (21 mi)
- Fetlar Airport (31 mi)
- Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 60.183 and -1.230 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 60° 10' 59" and W -1° 13' 48"
- 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: 03:35 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:09 am and 3:30 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Veensgarth
Veensgarth in Shetland Islands (Scotland) is a town located in United Kingdom about 601 mi (or 967 km) north of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Veensgarth is now 03:35 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 5 airports nearby Veensgarth. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Lerwick / Tingwall Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), North-West. 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 99 mi (or 159 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
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Shetland. A wee run around Lerwick in the snow 31-01-10.MP4
David Tanner - Lerwick Boating Club
David Tanner takes a break from Robert's Western World, Nashville, to have a tune in Lerwick, Shetland.
Sumburgh to Lerwick
The bus journey from Sumburgh to Lerwick early morning on Friday 1st August and the return journey Sunday 3rd August 2008.
Lerwick with John Cull
John Cull visits Lerwick, Shetlands Islands.
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....
Scalloway
This is taken from the main road looking over the Voe to Scalloway. You can see the castle and the temporary accommodation barge.
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...
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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.
Tingwall, Shetland
Tingwall, is a hamlet and parish in Shetland, mostly on Mainland. The hamlet lies about 4 miles north west of Lerwick. It is at the head of a long narrow bay. Tingwall Airport is here.
Veensgarth
Veensgarth (Old Norse: Vikingsgarðr, Viking farm, or Vingarðr, Meadow Farm), is a village in the Tingwall valley west of Lerwick in Shetland. It includes the Vallafield housing estate.
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 Veensgarth.