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Balfour

Balfour

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.913,Lat: 59.0342
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	8:42:13am
At island	Shapinsay
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Work	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Craigiefield	4.6 km	SouthWest
3 Newlot	4.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Edmonstone	6.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Berstane	6.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	370 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	393 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	529 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Balfour lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 16.7 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Shapinsay. The distance to the mainland is 43.3 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 12.6 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 362.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 508 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 22%, low location: 78%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 345 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 8.5 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.5 km2

6.3%

Agriculture

22.6 km2

93.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balfour in country Scotland

Balfour 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	16 km	West
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	340 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	345 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kirkwall

Type of weather in Kirkwall	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 18 July 2025:	17 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	05:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:05 Europe/Amsterdam