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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: -3.3131,Lat: 59.0705
Elevation	58 meter above sea level
Local time	17:39:17pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	West Mainland

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Northdyke	1.6 km	West
2 Skeabrae	2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Isbister	2.1 km	NorthEast
4 Swartland	2.7 km	East
5 Aith	3.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	369 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	378 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	525 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 3.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 10.9 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 371 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 519 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, 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 348 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 26 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.1 km2

3.6%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

52.4 km2

88%

Water - Lakes

4.3 km2

7.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Quoyloo in country Scotland

Quoyloo 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	11 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	338 km	WestSouthWest
3 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	342 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Quoyloo
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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 Stromness	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	09:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:38 Europe/Amsterdam