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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -2.4433,Lat: 59.2931 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time22:53:22pm
At islandSanday
Name province/regionScotland
Name SubregionOrkney Islands
Name North Isles

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Lettan0.9 km East
2 Sellibister3.2 km WestSouthWest
3 Newark4 km SouthWest
4 Lady7.2 km WestSouthWest
5 Scar7.9 km West

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands383 km NorthNorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland405 km SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland566 km SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Northwall lies at the North Sea (direction NorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km2 at a distance of 46.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Sanday. The distance to the mainland is 63.5 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 388.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 544 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 93%, low location: 7%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 377 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 22 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   0.6 km2 
 5.3% 
 Wet nature   0.9 km2 
 7.9% 
 Agriculture   9.8 km2 
 83.5% 
 Water - Lakes   0.4 km2 
 3.3% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Northwall in country Scotland


Northwall at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland54 km WestSouthWest
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland372 km SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland376 km SouthSouthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Pierowall

Type of weather in Pierowallovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 11.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction: EastcNorth East
Air pressure: 980 mb
Humidity: 89 %
Daylength at 28 March 2024:12 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :06:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:42 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Pierowall - GB (longitude: -2.4433, latitude: 59.2931)
Distance weather station to place (direction O): 0 Kilometers

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6 degrees
978 mbar
light rainweericoon
4:00
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977 mbar
light rainweericoon
7:00
6 degrees
977 mbar
light rainweericoon
10:00
7 degrees
978 mbar
light rainweericoon
13:00
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979 mbar
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16:00
7 degrees
980 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
19:00
7 degrees
982 mbar
light rainweericoon
22:00
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984 mbar
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