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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: -2.9036,Lat: 59.3337
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	15:48:51pm
At island	Papa Westray
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Backaskaill	0.9 km	North
2 Holland	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Skaill	3.8 km	NorthWest
4 Windywalls	4.2 km	NorthWest
5 Rackwick	4.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	365 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	402 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	561 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Gayfield lies at the North Sea (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 27.6 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Papa Westray. The distance to the mainland is 76 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 395.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 554 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 43%, low location: 57%, 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 379 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.6 km2

8.3%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

17.3 km2

87.8%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gayfield in country Scotland

Gayfield 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	41 km	SouthWest
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	371 km	WestSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	373 km	SouthSouthWest

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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:	10.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	991 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	09:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:34 Europe/Amsterdam