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

Alternatively known as Orkney, Orkneys

The timezone in Orkney Islands is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 09:03 and Evening Sunset at 15:14. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 59.0000°, Longitude. -3.0000°

Weather near Orkney Islands Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 7.7km away

Weather shower(s) rain small hail/snow pellets Temperature: 6°C / 43°F
Wind: 27.6km/h West gusting to 43.7km/h
Cloud: Few Cumulonimbus at 1400ft Scattered at 2200ft Broken at 3300ft

Satellite map of Orkney Islands and it's surroudings...

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

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

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

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.

Accommodation around Orkney Islands

The Albert Hotel The Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

Broad Street Gardens Apartments Townhouse BROAD STREET GARDENS JUNCTION ROAD, KIRKWALL

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

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.

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

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

hospital a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.

strait a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water.

ancient site a place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located.

seat of a first-order administrative division seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA).

islands tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.

first-order administrative division a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States.

lake a large inland body of standing water.


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Airports close to Orkney Islands

Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (7.7km)
Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (64.9km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (147km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (156.3km)
Inverness(INV), Inverness, U.k (186.8km)