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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: -2.9988,Lat: 59.1659
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	6:11:56am
At island	Rousay
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ervadale	0.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Banks	1.1 km	SouthEast
3 Skaill	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Brinian	3.8 km	South
5 Wasbister	3.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	377 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	383 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	541 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sourin lies at the North Sea (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 11.7 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Rousay. The distance to the mainland is 53 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 13 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 378.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 529 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 85%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 360 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 13 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

20.8 km2

46.7%

Wet nature

5.1 km2

11.5%

Agriculture

18.1 km2

40.8%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sourin in country Scotland

Sourin 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	22 km	SouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	354 km	SouthSouthWest
3 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	359 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pierowall

Type of weather in Pierowall	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:57 Europe/Amsterdam