Traveling Luck for Weatherness Sound Orkney Islands, United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

The timezone in Weatherness Sound is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 03:03 and Evening Sunset at 21:27. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 59.2500°, Longitude. -2.8333°

Weather near Weatherness Sound Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 35.1km away

Weather Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
Wind: 10.4km/h Southwest
Cloud: Broken at 400ft Solid Overcast at 1000ft

Satellite map of Weatherness Sound and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Weatherness Sound in Orkney Islands, United Kingdom

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

sound a long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water.

Accommodation around Weatherness Sound

Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

Houton Bay Lodge Houton Bay, Orphir

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

current a horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity.

spit a narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody.

estuary a funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences.

shoal(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material.

reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

bank(s) an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation.


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Airports close to Weatherness Sound

Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (35.1km)
Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (95.8km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (119.2km)
Scatsta(SDZ), Scatsta, U.k. (167.7km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (187.4km)