Sand

Sand is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sand is situated nearby to the hamlet Semblister, as well as near Reawick.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greena and Flotta.

Greena

Islet

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greena is a small island off the west coast of Mainland, Shetland. It is 10m at its highest point, and is north of Flotta, Shetland. It is in Weisdale Voe. Greena is situated 2 miles east of Sand.

Flotta

Islet

Photo: David Nicolson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flotta is an island off the south west of Mainland, Shetland. The name may come from the Old Norse, flatey meaning flat island, and the island's highest point is only ten metres. It is in Weisdale Voe, and is to the south of Greena. Flotta is situated 2 miles southeast of Sand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haggersta and Huxter.

Haggersta

Village

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haggersta is a village, which is situated 3 miles east of Sand.

Huxter

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ miles northeast of Sand.

Twatt

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Twatt is a settlement in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located on the Shetland Mainland on a minor road that leads from the A971 road to Clousta, north of Bixter. Twatt is situated 3½ miles north of Sand.

Sand

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.21293° or 60° 12′ 47″ north

Longitude

-1.38277° or 1° 22′ 58″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

United Nations Location Code

GB SNJ

Open location code

9CGW6J78+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1838127465

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2638611

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