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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: -2.9821,Lat: 59.1332
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	10:58:52am
At island	Rousay
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hawn	1.8 km	South
2 Banks	2.9 km	North
3 Frotoft	3.3 km	West
4 onziebust	3.3 km	East
5 Skaill	3.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	380 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	381 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	538 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)

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	19 km	SouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	350 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	355 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Brinian
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islands	moderate rain
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.74 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	09:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:36 Europe/Amsterdam