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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -2.7681,Lat: 59.1636 marker
Elevation14 meter above sea level
Local time22:47:08pm
At islandEday
Name province/regionScotland
Name SubregionOrkney Islands
Name North Isles

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Veness1.9 km SouthSouthEast
2 West Side3.3 km NorthWest
3 Millbounds5 km NorthNorthEast
4 Benstonhall5.4 km North
5 Stove6.8 km NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands385 km NorthNorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland386 km SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland546 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Backaland lies at the North Sea (direction East). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km2 at a distance of 24.5 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Eday. The distance to the mainland is 56.9 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 22.9 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 376.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 527 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 19%, low location: 81%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 360 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 3 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   7.2 km2 
 38.1% 
 Wet nature   2 km2 
 10.3% 
 Agriculture   9.8 km2 
 51.6% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Backaland in country Scotland


Backaland at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland31 km WestSouthWest
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland355 km SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland360 km SouthSouthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Pierowall

Type of weather in Pierowallovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 8.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction: South East
Air pressure: 1003 mb
Humidity: 92 %
Daylength at 11 October 2024:10 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :08:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:15 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Pierowall - GB (longitude: -2.7681, latitude: 59.1636)
Distance weather station to place (direction ZO): 0 Kilometers

2:00
8 degrees
1000 mbar
moderate rainweericoon
5:00
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997 mbar
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8:00
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997 mbar
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11:00
7 degrees
998 mbar
light rainweericoon
14:00
7 degrees
1000 mbar
light rainweericoon
17:00
7 degrees
1003 mbar
light rainweericoon
20:00
7 degrees
1007 mbar
light rainweericoon
23:00
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