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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: -2.9838,Lat: 59.1594
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	13:06:56pm
At island	Rousay
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sourin	1.1 km	NorthWest
2 Ervadale	1.6 km	NorthWest
3 Skaill	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Brinian	2.9 km	South
5 onziebust	4.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	379 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	382 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	541 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Banks lies at the North Sea (direction East). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 12.3 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Rousay. The distance to the mainland is 53 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 12.9 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 377.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 528 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 15%, low location: 82%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 359 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 13 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

18.3 km2

43.7%

Wet nature

5 km2

12%

Agriculture

18.1 km2

43.3%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Banks in country Scotland

Banks 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	22 km	SouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	353 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	358 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Banks
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Webcams (Within 20km)

Name webcam: Kirkwall: harbour

Current time

Local time screenshot during the day :2023-12-08 13:59:31
Placename webcam: Kirkwall - Scotland - United Kingdom
Bings maps Kirkwall

Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islands	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	16.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 7)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 8 December 2023:	6 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	09:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:15 Europe/Amsterdam