Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Scotland
• Level 2: Shetland Islands

Current local time in Lerwick:

12:49 PM, Wednesday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Lerwick on map:^[1]

Lerwick GPS coordinates^[2]

60° 9' 12.204" North, 1° 8' 39.372" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	60.50146°,	-1.8474°
Center:	60.15339°,	-1.14427°
Lower-right:	59.80159°,	-0.44115°
Map W x H:	77.8×77.8 km	= 48.3×48.3mi

max Lat:	60.39635°   ⇑0% North
Lerwick:	60.15339°
min Lat:	⇓100% South 34.60088°

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min Long	Lerwick	max Long
-7.64133°	-1.14427°	32.95536°
W 63.9%⇐		⇒36.1% E

Elevation

Elevation of Lerwick is 15 m = 49 ft, and this is 57.9 m = 190 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	515 m = 1690 ft	85.8%
Avg.	72.9 m = 239 ft
Lerwick	15 m = 49 ft
Min E:	-30 m = -98 ft	14.2%

See also: United Kingdom elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Lerwick is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 712.7 km =442.9 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Lerwick
North Pole	3318.6	2062.1	to North
Arctic Circle	712.7	442.9	to North
Tropic Cancer	4082.5	2536.7	to South
Equator	6688.4	4156	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Lerwick: (largest is in red/bold)

• Brae 29.4 km =18.3 mi, 336°
• Castletown 215 km =133.6 mi, 216°
• Fraserburgh 278.7 km =173.2 mi, 190°
• Halkirk 225.8 km =140.3 mi, 216°
• Helmsdale 267.8 km =166.4 mi, 212°
• Kirkwall 165.3 km =102.7 mi, 218°
• Orkney 165.3 km =102.7 mi, 218°
• Rosehearty 278.7 km =173.2 mi, 191°
• Sandhaven 278.1 km =172.8 mi, 190°
• Sandwick 18 km =11.2 mi, 198°
• Scalloway 7.5 km =4.7 mi, 257°
• Stromness 179.3 km =111.4 mi, 222°
• Symbister 22 km =13.7 mi, 17°
• Thurso 219.8 km =136.6 mi, 217°
• Wick 220.4 km =137 mi, 210°

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