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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: -3.2049,Lat: 58.8306
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	7:49:41am
At island	Hoy
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	Stromness and South Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rinnigill	1.6 km	SouthEast
2 Crockness	2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Little Ayre	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Longhope	3.8 km	South
5 Wyng	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	344 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	404 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	502 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Lyness lies at the North Sea (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 17.2 km in Northern direction).The place is located at an island named Hoy. The distance to the mainland is 12.8 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 343.6 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 481 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 87%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 322 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 22 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

18.9 km2

38.1%

Wet nature

17.2 km2

34.7%

Agriculture

12.7 km2

25.6%

Urban area

0.6 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lyness in country Scotland

Lyness 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	18 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	316 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	321 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orphir

Type of weather in Orphir	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam