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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: -2.7307,Lat: 58.9385
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	14:42:43pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skaill	0.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Gritley	2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Snippigar	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 North Halley	3 km	NorthWest
5 Upper Sanday	4.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	362 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	407 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	523 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Grindigar lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 27.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 351 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 491 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 80%, 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 336 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 10 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.1 km2

4.9%

Agriculture

21.9 km2

95.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grindigar in country Scotland

Grindigar 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	27 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	330 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	335 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Grindigar
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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:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	09:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:36 Europe/Amsterdam