Gremista
Gremista is an electrical generator in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Gremista is situated nearby to the peak Hill of Greenhead, as well as near the hamlet Gunnista.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shetland Museum and Lerwick Power Station.
Shetland Museum
Museum
Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The current building at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Charles III & Camilla and Queen Sonja of Norway. Shetland Museum is situated 2½ miles south of Gremista.
Lerwick Power Station
Power station
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The main power supply for Shetland is provided by Lerwick Power Station, located in Gremista, 2 kilometres northwest of Lerwick town centre. This is the principal source of electrical energy for Shetland. Lerwick Power Station is situated 2 miles south of Gremista.
Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawks Ness,broch at Corbie Geo is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles north of Gremista.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunnista and Lerwick.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gremista.
Lerwick
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.
Sound
Quarter
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the Shetland Islands, with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland. Sound is situated 3 miles south of Gremista.
Gremista
- Type: Electrical generator
- Category: industry
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.19258° or 60° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.16622° or 1° 9′ 58″ westOpen location code
9CGW5RVM+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6478644496
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