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

The timezone in Hoy is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 08:21 and Evening Sunset at 15:36. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 58.8500°, Longitude. -3.3000°

Weather near Hoy Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 27.6km away

Weather Temperature: 3°C / 37°F
Wind: 2.3km/h East/Northeast
Cloud: Few Cumulonimbus at 2000ft

Satellite map of Hoy and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Hoy 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.

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

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

Accommodation around Hoy

Houton Bay Lodge Houton Bay Orphir, Orkney

Houton Bay Lodge Houton Bay, Orphir

Murray Arms Hotel Back Road, South Ronaldsay

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

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

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

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.

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

channel the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.

causeway a raised roadway across wet ground or shallow water.

lakes large inland bodies of standing water.

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

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.

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 Hoy

Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (27.6km)
Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (48.5km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (137km)
Inverness(INV), Inverness, U.k (163.8km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (172.7km)