Mid Garth

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.64,Lat: 59.1433
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	3:57:50am
At island	Stronsay
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Odie	0.9 km	NorthWest
2 Hunton	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Whitehall Village	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Aith	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Grobister	4.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	385 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	390 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	546 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Mid Garth lies at the North Sea (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 31.5 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Stronsay. The distance to the mainland is 52.2 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 373.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 522 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 52%, low location: 48%, The hills are mainly western 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 359 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 9.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.8 km2

4.7%

Agriculture

16.3 km2

92.8%

Rock-Sand

0.4 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mid Garth in country Scotland

Mid Garth 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	36 km	WestSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	354 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	358 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Mid Garth
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:51 Europe/Amsterdam