Skaill

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.7181,Lat: 58.9424
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	21:14:16pm
At island	Mainland-orkney
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grindigar	0.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Gritley	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Snippigar	3.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 North Halley	3.4 km	NorthWest
5 Upper Sanday	5.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	363 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	407 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	524 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skaill lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 28.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 351.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 492 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 19%, low location: 81%, 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 336 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 11 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.1 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

20.3 km2

94.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skaill in country Scotland

Skaill 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	28 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	331 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 Skaill
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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:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	17 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	05:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:43 Europe/Amsterdam