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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -2.9409,Lat: 59.1552 marker
Elevation meter above sea level
Local time22:01:46pm
At islandEgilsay
Name province/regionScotland
Name SubregionOrkney Islands
Name North Isles

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 onziebust2.2 km SouthSouthEast
2 Banks2.5 km WestNorthWest
3 Brinian3.4 km SouthWest
4 Sourin3.5 km WestNorthWest
5 Ervadale4 km WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands380 km NorthNorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland383 km SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland541 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skaill lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km2 at a distance of 14.6 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Egilsay. The distance to the mainland is 54 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 14.2 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 376.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 527 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 77%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 359 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 10 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   10.5 km2 
 38.3% 
 Wet nature   1.8 km2 
 6.7% 
 Agriculture   15.1 km2 
 55% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Skaill in country Scotland


Skaill 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 Ireland23 km SouthWest
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland353 km SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland358 km SouthSouthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islandsovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 11.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction: EastcNorth East
Air pressure: 981 mb
Humidity: 91 %
Daylength at 28 March 2024:12 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:44 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Orkney Islands - GB (longitude: -2.9409, latitude: 59.1552)
Distance weather station to place (direction NO): 0 Kilometers

1:00
6 degrees
978 mbar
light rainweericoon
4:00
6 degrees
976 mbar
light rainweericoon
7:00
6 degrees
976 mbar
light rainweericoon
10:00
7 degrees
977 mbar
light rainweericoon
13:00
7 degrees
978 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
16:00
7 degrees
980 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
19:00
7 degrees
982 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
22:00
7 degrees
983 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon










5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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