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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: -2.7681,Lat: 59.1636
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	15:46:59pm
At island	Eday
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Veness	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 West Side	3.3 km	NorthWest
3 Millbounds	5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Benstonhall	5.4 km	North
5 Stove	6.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	385 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	386 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	546 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Backaland lies at the North Sea (direction East). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 24.5 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 22.9 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 376.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 527 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 19%, low location: 81%, 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 360 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 3 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

7.2 km2

38.1%

Wet nature

2 km2

10.3%

Agriculture

9.8 km2

51.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Backaland in country Scotland

Backaland 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	31 km	WestSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	355 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	360 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Backaland
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	991 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	09:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:35 Europe/Amsterdam