Traveling Luck for Shimama Kagoshima, Japan Japan flag

The timezone in Shimama is Asia/Tokyo
Morning Sunrise at 06:42 and Evening Sunset at 17:19. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 30.4500°, Longitude. 130.8667°

Weather near Shimama Last report from Tanegashima Airport, 17.6km away

Weather Temperature: 22°C / 72°F
Wind: 5.8km/h East
Cloud: Few at 1500ft Broken at 2000ft Broken

Satellite map of Shimama and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Shimama in Kagoshima, Japan

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.

Accommodation around Shimama

Sandal Wood 525 Nakanokami, Minamitane

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

strait a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water.

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

second-order administrative division a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

harbor(s) a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.


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Airports close to Shimama

Tanegashima(TNE), Tanegashima, Japan (17.6km)
Yakushima(KUM), Yakushima, Japan (28km)
Kagoshima(KOJ), Kagoshima, Japan (197.4km)

Airfields or small strips close to Shimama

Kanoya, Kanoya, Japan (133.5km)