West Side

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8175,Lat: 59.18
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	12:02:03pm
At island	Eday
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Backaland	3.3 km	SouthEast
2 Benstonhall	4.2 km	NorthEast
3 Millbounds	4.5 km	NorthEast
4 Veness	5.2 km	SouthEast
5 Calfsound	6.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	382 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	387 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	546 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

West Side lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 22.1 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Eday. The distance to the mainland is 56.9 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 21.5 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 378.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 530 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 17%, low location: 83%, 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 362 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 2.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

9.4 km2

44.2%

Wet nature

2 km2

9.2%

Agriculture

9.9 km2

46.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of West Side in country Scotland

West Side 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	30 km	WestSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	356 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	361 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pierowall

Type of weather in Pierowall	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 25 April 2024:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:49 Europe/Amsterdam