Newlot

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8289,Lat: 59.0243
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	20:52:19pm
At island	Shapinsay
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Edmonstone	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Balfour	4.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Yinstay	5.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Linksness	5.2 km	South
5 Work	5.5 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	370 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	396 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	530 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Newlot lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 21.4 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Shapinsay. The distance to the mainland is 43.3 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 17.5 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 361.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 506 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 22%, low location: 78%, The hills are mainly southern 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 345 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 8.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.7 km2

12.4%

Agriculture

18.8 km2

87.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Newlot in country Scotland

Newlot 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	21 km	West
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	339 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	344 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kirkwall

Type of weather in Kirkwall	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 18 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam