Whirls Water

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lerwick Tingwall Airport and Greena.

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.

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 2½ miles west of Whirls Water.

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 2½ miles west of Whirls 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.

Huxter

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

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. Burwick is situated 4½ miles south of Whirls Water.

Whirls 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

60.21053° or 60° 12′ 38″ north

Longitude

-1.25721° or 1° 15′ 26″ west

Open location code

9CGW6P6V+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 158330458

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q108928986

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Longa Water and Loch of Hamarsland.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Brecks and Kyendigaet.

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