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General information - Location

CountryScotland
Part ofUnited Kingdom
Location in country North
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -3.3168,Lat: 59.1238 marker
Elevation8 meter above sea level
Local time1:02:13am
At islandMainland-orkney
Name province/regionScotland
Name SubregionOrkney Islands
Name West Mainland

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 The Barony1.8 km EastNorthEast
2 Brockan2.4 km SouthWest
3 Marwick2.6 km SouthSouthWest
4 Twatt3.4 km SouthSouthEast
5 Kirbuster3.8 km EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands373 km NorthNorthWest
2 GlasgowScotland375 km SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland531 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Lower Palace lies at the North Sea (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Boardhouse (2.1 km2 at a distance of 0.9 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 12.7 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 376.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 528 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 354 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 30 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   1.4 km2 
 3.6% 
 Wet nature   1.4 km2 
 3.6% 
 Agriculture   32.4 km2 
 83.5% 
 Water - Lakes   3.6 km2 
 9.2% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Lower Palace in country Scotland


Lower Palace at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland16 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland340 km WestSouthWest
3 The Forth BridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland348 km SouthSouthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Stromness

Type of weather in Stromnessclear sky weericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.44 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: EastcNorth East
Air pressure: 1016 mb
Humidity: 86 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:16 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :22:10 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Stromness - GB (longitude: -3.3168, latitude: 59.1238)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): 0.01 Kilometers

5:00
10 degrees
1015 mbar
clear skyweericoon
8:00
10 degrees
1015 mbar
clear skyweericoon
11:00
10 degrees
1014 mbar
few cloudsweericoon
14:00
10 degrees
1013 mbar
clear skyweericoon
17:00
10 degrees
1012 mbar
few cloudsweericoon
20:00
9 degrees
1012 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
23:00
9 degrees
1011 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
2:00
9 degrees
1010 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon










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