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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: -3.1412,Lat: 58.9369
Elevation	60 meter above sea level
Local time	15:32:25pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	Kirkwall West and Orphir

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Crya	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kirbister	2.1 km	NorthEast
3 Houton	3.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Petertown	3.9 km	West
5 Clestrain	3.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	356 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	396 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	514 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Orphir lies at the North Sea (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 7.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 14.8 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 354.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 496 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 92%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 334 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 14 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

18.5 km2

34.6%

Wet nature

10.5 km2

19.7%

Agriculture

23.4 km2

43.8%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orphir in country Scotland

Orphir 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	7.1 km	North
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	328 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	333 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Orphir
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orphir

Type of weather in Orphir	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	17 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	05:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:40 Europe/Amsterdam