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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: -2.9701,Lat: 58.7768
Elevation	58 meter above sea level
Local time	12:17:29pm
At island	South Ronaldsay
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sandwick	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Linklater	1.5 km	SouthEast
3 Mossetter	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Lythes	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Aikers	2.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Glasgow	Scotland	341 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	416 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	501 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Suckquoy lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Harray (17.2 km² at a distance of 27.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named South Ronaldsay. The distance to the mainland is 10.4 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 335.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 469 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 90%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 316 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kirkwall Airport (at a distance of 21 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.4 km2

3.7%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

34.7 km2

94.9%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Suckquoy in country Scotland

Suckquoy 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	27 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	311 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	316 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:58 Europe/Amsterdam