Isbister

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.0616,Lat: 59.0512
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	13:22:52pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	West Mainland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Breck of Cruan	1.4 km	West
2 Hackland	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Settiscarth	2.7 km	West
4 Gorseness	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
5 Tingwall	4.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	370 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	387 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	528 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Isbister lies at the North Sea (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 9.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 4 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 366.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 513 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 83%, hill: 3%, 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 347 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 14 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

13.7 km2

27.1%

Wet nature

11.9 km2

23.4%

Agriculture

25.1 km2

49.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Isbister in country Scotland

Isbister 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	9.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	341 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	346 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Isbister
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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:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:09 Europe/Amsterdam