Longa Water

Longa Water is a lake in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Longa Water is situated near Whirls Water, as well as near Loch of Hamarsland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lerwick Tingwall Airport and Tingwall Kirk.

Lerwick Tingwall Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 5 miles northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland.

Tingwall Kirk

Church

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tingwall Kirk is a church, which is situated 2½ miles south of Longa Water.

Mill of Girlsta, Girlsta

Watermill

Photo: MuckleJoannie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mill of Girlsta, Girlsta is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Longa Water.

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 2 miles west of Longa Water.

Huxter

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Longa Water.

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. Burwick is situated 4½ miles south of Longa Water.

Longa Water

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.21137° or 60° 12′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.24686° or 1° 14′ 49″ west

Open location code

9CGW6Q63+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 158330446

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q108928985

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Whirls Water and Loch of Hamarsland.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Loch of Swinster and Tingwall Hall.

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