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Linksness (Scotland)

Linksness

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.8206,Lat: 58.9781
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	12:31:58pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Council Area (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name Electoral Ward	East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray
Other place with same name 1	Linksness Scotland - Orkney Islands

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hall of Tankerness	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Yinstay	2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Tankerness	2.8 km	SouthWest
4 North Halley	3.8 km	SouthEast
5 Toab	4.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	365 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	401 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	525 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Linksness lies at the North Sea (direction North). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 21.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 20 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 356 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 498 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 34%, low location: 66%, 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 340 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 5.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

1.1 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

22.2 km2

90.9%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Linksness in country Scotland

Linksness 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	21 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	334 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	339 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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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	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 17 August 2026:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam