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Traveling Luck for The North Sound Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
The timezone in The North Sound is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 09:05 and Evening Sunset at 15:11. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 59.3000°, Longitude. -2.7667°
Morning Sunrise at 09:05 and Evening Sunset at 15:11. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 59.3000°, Longitude. -2.7667°
Weather near The North Sound Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 41.6km away
Temperature: 3°C / 37°FWind: 16.1km/h West
Cloud: Few at 3500ft Scattered at 4500ft
Satellite map of The North Sound and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around The North Sound in Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Bay of Carrick (6km)
- Bay of Cusvie (8km)
- Skel Wick (8.1km)
- Bay of Burland (8.1km)
- Rack Wick (8.1km)
- South Wick (8.5km)
- Bay of Moclett (9km)
- Bay of Swartmill (9.1km)
- Bay of Tafts (9.3km)
- Bay of Tuquoy (10km)
- Bay of Cleat (10.1km)
- Roos Wick (10.1km)
- North Wick (10.6km)
point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.
- Weather Ness (7.2km)
- Spo Ness (8.1km)
- Mill Point (8.1km)
- Teistie Taing (8.5km)
- Vest Ness (9km)
- Whale Point (9.1km)
- Twinness (9.3km)
- Rethie Taing (9.4km)
- Weelie Taing (10km)
- Surhoose Taing (10.6km)
- Point of Neven (10.7km)
- Point of Huro (10.7km)
cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.
- Little Noup Head (6km)
- Red Head (6km)
- Grey Head (6.3km)
- Stanger Head (6.4km)
- Head of Moclett (8.1km)
- Scuthi Head (9.3km)
- Greenan Nev (10km)
- Grunavi Head (10.7km)
- Strang Quoy (10.7km)
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.
- The North Sound (0km)
- Calf Sound (6.3km)
- Weatherness Sound (7.2km)
- Lavey Sound (8.9km)
- Rapness Sound (9.4km)
- Lashy Sound (9.4km)
- Sound of Faray (10.1km)
Accommodation around The North Sound
Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall
island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Red Holm (6.3km)
- Calf of Eday (8.2km)
- Holm of Papa (8.5km)
- Holm of Fara (8.9km)
- Papa Westray (10.1km)
- Faray (10.4km)
rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.
- Skelwick Skerry (7.1km)
- The Bow (7.2km)
- Lashy Skerry (7.2km)
- Little Skerry (7.4km)
- Skerry of Wastbist (9km)
- Bow of Hermaness (10km)
reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.
- Sneuk (9.1km)
- The Lotheran (9.3km)
shoal(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material.
- The Tuo (9.3km)
- Broad Shoal (10.7km)
islands tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Holms of Ire (9.1km)
peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.
- Lamba Ness (9.4km)
bank(s) an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation.
- Cuthe Bank (6.4km)
Wikipedia entries close to The North Sound
- Calf of Eday isle isle
- Holm of Papa isle isle
- Papa Westray Airport airport airport
- Papa Westray isle isle
- Faray isle isle
- Westray Airport airport airport
- Westray isle isle
- Eday isle isle
- Sanday Airport airport airport
- Eday Airport airport airport
- Sanday isle isle
- Noup Head Lighthouse tower landmark
- Stronsay Airport airport airport
- Egilsay isle isle
- Papa Stronsay isle isle
- North Ronaldsay Airport airport airport
Airports close to The North Sound
Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (41.6km)Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (102.4km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (112.3km)
Scatsta(SDZ), Scatsta, U.k. (160.5km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (194km)