Braehead

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.9773,Lat: 59.3091
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	14:23:57pm
At island	Westray
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Broughton	0.4 km	North
2 Pierowall	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Midbea	2.9 km	South
4 Rackwick	3 km	North
5 Langskaill	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	365 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	399 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	557 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Braehead lies at the North Sea (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 22.8 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Westray. The distance to the mainland is 65.6 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 393.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 551 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 25%, low location: 75%, 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 376 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

6.3 km2

17%

Agriculture

29.8 km2

80.3%

Rock-Sand

0.6 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Braehead in country Scotland

Braehead 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	37 km	SouthSouthWest
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	366 km	WestSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	370 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Braehead
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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	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 24 April 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:48 Europe/Amsterdam