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

The timezone in Kirk Sound is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 09:01 and Evening Sunset at 15:14. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 58.9000°, Longitude. -2.8833°

Weather near Kirk Sound Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 7.1km away

Weather light rain Temperature: 9°C / 48°F
Wind: 29.9km/h West/Northwest gusting to 44.9km/h
Cloud: Scattered at 800ft Broken at 1400ft

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

Geographic features & Photographs around Kirk 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 Kirk Sound

The INN Guest House THE INN St Mary's Holm, ORKNEY

Murray Arms Hotel Back Road, South Ronaldsay

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

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

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

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

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

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.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

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

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.

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

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

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 Kirk Sound

Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (7.1km)
Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (54.3km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (145.8km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (151.2km)
Inverness(INV), Inverness, U.k (178.7km)