Traveling Luck for Point of Buckquoy Orkney Islands, United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

The timezone in Point of Buckquoy is Europe/London
Morning Sunrise at 09:06 and Evening Sunset at 15:15. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 59.1333°, Longitude. -3.3167°

Weather near Point of Buckquoy Last report from Kirkwall Airport, 32.8km away

Weather Temperature: 4°C / 39°F
Wind: 17.3km/h West/Northwest
Cloud: Scattered at 3800ft

Satellite map of Point of Buckquoy and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Point of Buckquoy in Orkney Islands, United Kingdom

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

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.

lake a large inland body of standing water.

Accommodation around Point of Buckquoy

Merkister Hotel Loch Harray Harray, ORKNEY

Houton Bay Lodge Houton Bay, Orphir

Albert Hotel Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall

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

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

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

current a horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity.

bank(s) an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation.

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

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

ruin(s) a destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional.

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.

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


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Airports close to Point of Buckquoy

Kirkwall(KOI), Kirkwall, Scotland (32.8km)
Wick(WIC), Wick, U.k. (81.7km)
Sumburgh(LSI), Sumburgh, U.k. (151km)
Lossiemouth(LMO), Lossiemouth, U.k (170.8km)
Scatsta(SDZ), Scatsta, U.k. (196km)