Gorseness

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0172,Lat: 59.0628
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	0:57:46am
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	West Mainland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hackland	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Isbister	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Tingwall	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Breck of Cruan	4.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Settiscarth	5.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	372 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	387 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	530 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Gorseness lies at the North Sea (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 12 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 6 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 367 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 514 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 22%, low location: 78%, 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 348 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 13 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

9.3 km2

28%

Wet nature

3 km2

8.9%

Agriculture

20.8 km2

63%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gorseness in country Scotland

Gorseness 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	12 km	WestSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	342 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	347 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 Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islands	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:20 Europe/Amsterdam