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Breck of Cruan

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0836,Lat: 59.0469
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	13:59:54pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	West Mainland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Isbister	1.4 km	East
2 Settiscarth	1.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 Hackland	3 km	NorthEast
4 Gorseness	4.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Finstown	4.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	369 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	387 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	527 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Breck of Cruan lies at the North Sea (direction East). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 7.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 3.3 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 365.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 512 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 86%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 346 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 14 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

17.8 km2

29.8%

Wet nature

14.4 km2

24.2%

Agriculture

27.2 km2

45.5%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Breck of Cruan in country Scotland

Breck of Cruan 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	8.3 km	WestSouthWest
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	346 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islands	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:09 Europe/Amsterdam