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west Kirkhope scotland north Costa scotland Brindister scotland nearest Hawn scotland Brinmore scotland south The Barony scotland east Thornton scotland
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Brinian

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -2.9821,Lat: 59.1332 marker
Elevation43 meter above sea level
Local time12:00:52pm
At islandRousay
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)Orkney Islands
Name Electoral WardNorth Isles

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Hawn1.8 km South
2 Banks2.9 km North
3 Frotoft3.3 km West
4 onziebust3.3 km East
5 Skaill3.4 km NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland380 km SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands381 km NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland538 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Brinian lies at the North Sea (direction South). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km2 at a distance of 11.9 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Rousay. The distance to the mainland is 53 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 10.8 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 374.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 524 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 80%, hill: 4%, 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 356 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 14 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   14.1 km2 
 39.7% 
 Wet nature   4.4 km2 
 12.2% 
 Agriculture   16.9 km2 
 47.5% 
 Water - Lakes   0.2 km2 
 0.6% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brinian in country Scotland


Brinian at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Brinian Scotland Location marker for Brinian

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19 km SouthWest
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland350 km SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland355 km SouthSouthWest


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Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islandsovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 2.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: North North East
Air pressure: 1017 mb
Humidity: 77 %
Daylength at 17 August 2026:15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :21:57 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Orkney Islands - GB (longitude: -2.9821, latitude: 59.1332)
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