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Isbister (Scotland)

west Traquair scotland north Settiscarth scotland Isbister scotland nearest Breck of Cruan scotland Isle of Whithorn scotland south Breck of Cruan scotland east Wasbister scotland
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Isbister

General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part of United Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in Europe West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.0616,Lat: 59.0512 marker
Elevation5 meter above sea level
Local time1:12:44am
At islandMainland-orkney
Name province/region (Country)Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)Orkney Islands
Name Electoral WardWest Mainland
Other place with same name 1 Isbister Scotland - Shetland Islands
Other place with same name 2 Isbister Scotland - Shetland Islands -
Other place with same name 3 Isbister Scotland - Orkney Islands

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Breck of Cruan1.4 km West
2 Hackland2.1 km NorthNorthEast
3 Settiscarth2.7 km West
4 Gorseness2.9 km EastNorthEast
5 Tingwall4.3 km NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 GlasgowScotland370 km SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands387 km NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland528 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Isbister lies at the North Sea (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km2 at a distance of 9.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 4 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 366.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 513 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 83%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 347 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 14 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   13.7 km2 
 27.1% 
 Wet nature   11.9 km2 
 23.4% 
 Agriculture   25.1 km2 
 49.5% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Isbister in country Scotland


Isbister at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Isbister Scotland Location marker for Isbister

© 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 Ireland9.6 km WestSouthWest
2 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland341 km SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of EdinburghUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland346 km SouthSouthWest


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Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islandslight rain weericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: North West
Air pressure: 1011 mb
Humidity: 93 %
Daylength at 16 September 2026:12 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :07:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:31 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Orkney Islands - GB (longitude: -3.0616, latitude: 59.0512)
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