Usta Ness
Usta Ness is a point in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Usta Ness is situated nearby to the hamlet Burwick, as well as near the locality South Stromness.Places of Interest
Highlights include North Havra and Hoy.
North Havra
Islet
North Havra is a small island off south west Shetland. It is 30 metres at its highest point. Situated 1/3 mile from the ness-end of South Whiteness, the island possess a lighthouse and a couple of small sheep pens, as well as a couple dozen sheep and different bird species.
Hoy
Islet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoy is a small island in Weisdale Voe, an arm of the sea in the Shetland islands, Scotland. Nearby are the smaller islets of Hoggs of Hoy and Junk. The Sound of Hoy lies between Hoy and Strom Ness peninsula on the Shetland Mainland.
Hildasay
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hildasay, also known as Hildisay, is an uninhabited island off the west coast of the Shetland Mainland. Hildasay is situated 2 miles southwest of Usta Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Scalloway.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Haggersta
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haggersta is a village, which is situated 3½ miles north of Usta Ness.
Usta Ness
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.16667° or 60° 10′ northLongitude
-1.31667° or 1° 19′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5M8M+M8GeoNames ID
2635048
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