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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: -2.8531,Lat: 58.9598
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	4:03:42am
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hall of Tankerness	1.4 km	EastNorthEast
2 Toab	1.7 km	South
3 Yinstay	2.3 km	North
4 Linksness	2.8 km	NorthEast
5 Quoyburray	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	362 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	401 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	523 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Tankerness lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 20.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 19.6 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 354.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 496 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 23%, low location: 77%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 337 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 3 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.2 km2

4.8%

Wet nature

4.1 km2

9.1%

Agriculture

37 km2

81.4%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

3.2%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tankerness in country Scotland

Tankerness 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	20 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	332 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	337 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Tankerness
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:17 Europe/Amsterdam