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General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.9047,Lat: 59.3417
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	18:01:31pm
At island	Papa Westray
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Holland	0.7 km	NorthEast
2 Gayfield	0.9 km	South
3 Skaill	3.3 km	NorthWest
4 Windywalls	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Rackwick	4.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	364 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	403 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	561 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Backaskaill lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 28.3 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Papa Westray. The distance to the mainland is 76 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 396.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 555 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 46%, low location: 54%, 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 379 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2 km2

12.1%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

13.6 km2

83.2%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Backaskaill in country Scotland

Backaskaill at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	42 km	SouthWest
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	372 km	WestSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	374 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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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 Pierowall	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 15 March 2025:	11 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	07:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:13 Europe/Amsterdam