Traveling Luck for The North Sound Orkney Islands, United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

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°

Weather near The North Sound Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 41.6km away

Weather Temperature: 3°C / 37°F
Wind: 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.

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.

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 The North Sound

Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

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

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

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

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

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

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.

lake a large inland body of standing water.


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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)