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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: -3.0392,Lat: 59.131
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	0:33:25am
At island	Rousay
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Westness	2.7 km	NorthWest
2 Brinian	3.3 km	East
3 Hawn	4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Redland	4 km	SouthWest
5 Ervadale	4.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	379 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	380 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	537 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Frotoft lies at the North Sea (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 8.7 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 8.4 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 374.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 525 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 86%, hill: 3%, 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 355 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 17 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

18.6 km2

39.7%

Wet nature

5.1 km2

10.9%

Agriculture

22.6 km2

48.4%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Frotoft in country Scotland

Frotoft 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	17 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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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam